Brace yourself: Link to a disturbing post about a new animal sexual abuse bill


Eye-opening reminder that the pathology of cruelty to animals is usually right side by side with cruelty to humans.

I don't have a lot to say about this post from BlogHer about a new Florida law banning bestiality. Suffice to say this ain't stuff I want to think about too much or too often.

For those of you unmoved by the plight of an animal being treated cruelly all on its own, bear this in mind: Just like veg*nism is good for the planet, and good for humans, so too is this law going to have positive ramifications for humans. That's because, just like violence and cruelty towards animals is often indicative of the same behavior towards human, so too does sexual assault against animals.

Excerpt from the above post:

Rich, a child's rights advocate, said that those who abuse animals (sexually and otherwise) are likely to do the same to kids and the National Humane Society vehemently backs that up. Fact is, sexual abuse of animals often happens concurrently with sexual assaults on people. The NHS website cites numerous studies and statistics illustrating this disturbing connection, including this one:

"Of juveniles who engage in sex with animals, 96 percent also admit to sex offenses against humans and reported more offenses against humans than other sex offenders their same age and race."
--Fleming, William M., Jory, Brian and Burton, David L. (2002). Characteristics of Juvenile Offenders Admitting to Sexual Activity with Nonhuman Animals. Society and Animals

Don't want to ruin your day, but I thought this was an eye-opening post!

Posted: Thu - April 30, 2009 at 04:44 PM       EmailFeedback

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