Help Those Violent to Animals

There is a connection between those who are cruel to animals and human
violence. Alert your local humane society, animal shelter, or animal control agency immediately when you witness violence to animals. These people (and pets!) need professional help.

The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) launched the First Strike campaign in 1997 with two main goals: To increase public and professional awareness of the connection between animal cruelty and human violence and to encourage professionals involved in anti-violence efforts to work together.

First Strike workshops bringing together social workers, animal protection workers, law enforcement, educators, prosecutors, judges, veterinarians, and concerned citizens. Together these professions help facilitate the development of coordinated community responses to violence against all living things. To ensure that a First Strike workshop can be established in your community, contact the HSUS at their toll free number, (888) 213-0956.

Other pet cruelty issues covered on the Humane Society Web Site :

Web sites promoting animal cruelty.
Animal fighting.
Dog bite prevention.
Exotic pets.
Free-roaming cat.
Greyhound racing facts.
Iditarod facts.
Puppy mill facts.
Pet overpopulation.

Read more: Pets, Behavior & Communication

By Annie B. Bond

Disclaimer: The views expressed above are solely those of the author and may not reflect those of
Care2, Inc., its employees or advertisers.

Marie W.

10:26PM PDT on Apr 25, 2012

The help they need is to be removed from society.

send a green star

Suzanne O.

11:19AM PDT on Apr 9, 2012

I don't want to help these people - with 7 billion of us on the planet we can afford some collateral damage and these 'people' would be the first I would off.

5:22PM PST on Feb 15, 2012

While the Humane Society of the United States has many faults- they are good for big picture messages.

Phil and Barbar b.

5:20PM PST on Feb 15, 2012

Anyone that is cruel to animals, is a sick individual and needs to be put in prison!!!!!!!

Nimue P.

4:58PM PST on Feb 15, 2012

"Help" them into prison where they belong.

11:28AM PST on Feb 15, 2012

I don't know that I want to 'help' them.

Micheal M.

4:00PM PST on Feb 14, 2012