Animal Abuse Incidence

Data for all-male groups here

 

Incidence of Reported Prior Animal Abuse in Groups of Females Only

Identified as Violent or Abusive towards Humans

• 36%, 11/31, Inmates, Felthous & Yudowitz 1977

Incidence of Reported Prior Animal Abuse in Mixed Groups of Males and Females

• 17%, 28/294, psychiatric outpatient children, Heath et al. 1984
• 5%, 10/192, substance abusing adolescents, Gordon et al. 2004.
• ~4%, estimated, slaughter house workers, Grandin 1988.
• 1.8%, Americans over the age if 18, Vaughn et al. 2009.

Incidence of Animal Abuse Reported by an Abused Spouse or Domestic Partner

• 57%, 16/28, women at a shelter, Ascione 1997.

Other Bibliographies

• Phil Arkow--Bibliography of the Link Between Animal Abuse, Child Abuse and Domestic Violence
• American Humane--Bibliography: The Link Between Child Abuse and Animal Cruelty
• The Humane Link--Articles and Journals
• Latham Letter back issues containing Link articles

The Link: Definitions

"The is a link between animal cruelty and family violence" [The Linkage Project]

"A correlation between animal abuse, family violence and other forms of community violence has been ... abuse of both children and animals is connected in a self-perpetuating cycle of violence. When animals in a home are abused or neglected, it is a warning sign that others in the household may not be safe. In addition, children who witness animal abuse are at a greater risk of becoming abusers themselves." [American Humane]

"The “Link” is the phrase used to identify the connection between animal abuse and violence towards people such as partner, elder and child abuse." [The Humane LINK]