"What is it that should trace the insuperable line? ...The question is not, Can they reason? nor, Can they talk? but, Can they suffer?" - Jeremy Bentham
The following stories highlight current and past episodes of animal abuse.
Dennis Kucinich Speaks for the Animals
"As a necessary component of the living world, we must extend compassion
to one another and to every living thing."
Violent
People and Animals
People
who abuse animals often go on to commit violent crimes
against
people.
The
National Animal Abuse Registry
View this
website to see the statistics of animal cruelty and human
violence.
Abuse
of Animals by a Kalamazoo, Michigan, Veterinarian
This site
tells the story of a vet technician who saw Steven Ginsberg,
a veterinarian in Kalamazoo, Michigan, abuse the animals
that were placed in his care by unknowing
clients.
See
Spot Hang
Reprint
of Robin Roth's Willamette Week article on Oregon dog trainer
Stephen King, who has been accused of multiple instances of
animal abuse.
The
Vickie Kittles Story
A
profile of an animal abuser: How one person manipulated
the system for months while continuing to abuse
animals.