People that hurt animals don't always stop with animals there is an established LINK showing that animal abusers commit violent crimes towards humans too.
Children that witness animal abuse are more likely to become abusers themselves.
Academic studies and reports mainly carried out in America have found that there are without a doubt links between animal abusers and violence towards humans.
100% of sexual offenders had a history of cruelty towards animals.
70% of all animal abusers had committed at least one other criminal offence and almost 40% have committed violent crimes against people.
63.3% of men who had committed crimes of aggression admitted to cruelty to animals.
48% of rapists and 30% of child molesters reported committing animal abuse during childhood or adolescence.
You only have to scroll through the internet to find case studies, reports and statistics recognising the links between the two.
There is plenty of evidence proving the link between animal abusers and human violence in the UK. You only have to watch the Hunt Saboteurs weekly video footage to see this in action.
The extreme physical and verbal violence and abuse hurled at them week in week out for peacefully trying to uphold the law against illegal fox hunting is disturbing.
Blood sports is a violent and cruel ancient past time and NOW is the time to end it NOT promote it!
The Great British Shooting Show is promoting these vile blood sports to children. By Allowing children aged 15 and under into a show selling guns, knives and hunting equipment is teaching children that it is ok to kill animals for their own personal pleasure and fun.
I am not claiming that all people that participate in blood sports also harm humans, but I do believe that desensitising children and normalising barbaric sports does more harm than good and with the proven links that cruelty to animals can lead to violence towards humans then we need to work towards ending these cruel pastimes for good!
The time is NOW for compassion, kindness, respect and the honouring of all life no matter what SPECIES. Cruel, barbaric outdated past times for the minority with a thirst for blood WILL come to an END!!!
Read the article in the Independent newspaper about findings on the LINK!
Read Peta's report HERE
Read about UK charities exploring the LINKS
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