HSUS has also commented on the importance of punishing individuals who
commit crimes against animals:
Not exact matches
For example, a man even after
committing the most terrible and atrocious of
crimes against humanity remains a man biologically; he is still a «rational
animal» — i.e., essentially distinct from an
animal — but within the context of society, he does not belong.
It is by the Grace of God that another member of the Krohn family was not present when this occurred as there's no question in my mind that whoever would
commit such a violent
crime against a pet would not hesitate to harm a human,» said Tedisco, who was the driving force behind passage of the landmark Buster's
animal cruelty felony law and the Assembly Chair of NYS Animal Advocac
animal cruelty felony law and the Assembly Chair of NYS
Animal Advocac
Animal Advocacy Day.
The
Animal Cruelty Unit is responsible for the prosecution of all
crimes committed against animals within Erie County.
We feel it's important for our readers to know the
crimes committed against our helpless
animals and the light penalties these criminals actually receive.
In 1997 Boston's Northeastern University and the MSPCA did a study that found 70 % of all
animal abusers have
committed at least one other
crime and that 40 % had
committed violent
crimes against humans.
It's been shown that people who abuse
animals are far more likely to
commit violent
crimes against people.
Studies have shown that those who abuse
animals also
commit crimes against humans.
We are
committed to investigating
crimes against animals and protecting
animals from neglect and abuse.
Recognizing that
animals are among the most vulnerable members of our society and that those who mistreat
animals often
commit crimes against human victims, Mr. Cooley created the largest division in the country dedicated to the consistent and vigorous prosecution of
animal cruelty,
animal neglect, and illegal
animal fighting cases.
Sidewalk Angels is also
committed to helping organizations dedicated to increasing public awareness through educational programs that focus on the frequency of violent
crimes against animals, and the correlation between
animal abuse and violent behavior towards people.
Goddard's law would otherwise amend Nitro's Law to the extent it would be a
crime for anyone to negligently «torture, torment, or
commit an act of cruelty
against the companion
animal», deprive the companion
animal of good, wholesome food and water or deprive the companion
animal of adequate shelter from the weather if it can reasonably be expected the
animal would become sick or suffer.
Pocket Camp's flower garden
commits a
crime against the spirit of the
Animal Crossing series in its insistence to micromanage all the details.
It is the same sort of loss of perspective (although less extreme in degree) as that which leads
animal rights activists to
commit crimes against researchers.