What is animal cruelty's effect on society?

Research finds a clear and compelling link between animal abuse and other violent acts. ... Animal abuse does not only hurt animals; it affects our entire community. Animal abuse also ... By taking action against animal cruelty, we not only prevent animal suffering, but also uncover and perhaps prevent additional crimes. read more

In the vast majority of cases, cruelty to animals is just one aspect of a social environment marked by violence. In fact, people who abuse animals are five times more likely to commit violent crime. Animal abuse, like many other forms of abuse, is about power and control over a helpless victim. It is intolerable. read more

How Animal Abuse Affects Society In this part of my blog, analysis, and solutions I researched on how children who abuse animals can affect a person negatively later in life. Though-out this paper I used resources from sociologists and even a parent whose son was a well-known serial killer. read more