Wanton cruelty toward animals is a phenomenon that a growing number of professionals — including police officers, prosecutors, psychologists, social workers, animal-control officers, veterinarians and dogcatchers — are now addressing with a newfound vigor...
"In addition to a growing sensitivity to the rights of animals, another significant reason for the increased attention to animal cruelty is a mounting body of evidence about the link between such acts and serious crimes of more narrowly human concern, including illegal firearms possession, drug trafficking, gambling, spousal and child abuse, rape and homicide."
Published June 7, 2010
By CHARLES SIEBERT
New York Times Magazine
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/13/ma...ighting&st=cse