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Understanding Animal
Cruelty' sheds light on dark topic The National Association for Humane and Environmental Education, the youth education division of The Humane Society of the United States, has a few questions for teens: Did you know that according to a recent study of 1,600 animal cruelty cases nationwide, males committed 94 percent of the crimes and 31 percent of those crimes were committed by people 18 or younger? Did you know that animal cruelty is widely recognized as a sign of serious psychological distress? Did you know that people who are violent to animals are likely to be violent to all creatures, including other people? This is just some of the compelling information
included in Understanding Animal Cruelty, a new resource book for
teens published by NAHEE. The 24-page book examines the concepts
and causes associated with animal cruelty, state and federal laws
that address the mistreatment of animals, and the connection between
animal cruelty and domestic violence, child abuse, and other violent
behavior. Understanding Animal Cruelty also takes a Written for high-school students and their teachers,
Understanding Animal Cruelty is an excellent resource for school
projects, reports and debates. It also includes critical-thinking
questions, activities and suggestions on how teens can stop animal
cruelty in their communities. To cover a portion of production costs,
Understanding Animal Cruelty is priced at $3 per copy. Order on-line
at www.nahee.org, or send a check
or money order (payable to NAHEE) to NAHEE, HSUS Youth Education
Division, P.O. Box 362, East Haddam, CT 06423-0362. Understanding
Animal Cruelty may also be viewed and SOURCE: Humane Society of the United States http://wisc-tvpet.ip2m.com/index.cfm?pt=itemDetail&Item_ID=12730&site_cat_id =10 |