Sunday August 16, 2009, 2:11 am
YES THEY ARE CONNECTED IT'S ANNOYING THEY DO S ALL IT JUST CONTINUES TO GO ON - THERE IS NO REHABILITATION FOR THESE - ONCE CROSSED OVER THE LINE THEIR BRAINS ARE SO F***ED UP NOTHING CAN/WLL WORK - SEND OFFENDERS ABUSERS TO A FIRING LINE

Sunday August 16, 2009, 3:22 am
I wish that people were no so vindictive with offenders but tried to keep the families together with supervision. I don't believe a family could be made into hostages because of love of a pet. We forget the well established patterns of human behavior, where if one was abused as a child, the individual would either become as abuser or marry an abuser. Patterns in human behavior do not require incarceration as much as they require rehabilitative treatment, That is the only way to stop the cycle of abusive behavior,

Sunday August 16, 2009, 7:52 am
Thanks Simone...they are connected, but frankly I couldn't of said it better than Elaine, green star coming at ya dear!!!

Visit site, it goes on to say that SERIAL KILLERS START AS ANIMALS ABUSERS.

TRULY BELIEVE THAT ONE!!!!

LOCK UP ALL THESE NUTS AND PUT THEM ALL IN THE SAME SMALL ROOM "TOGETHER" THROW IN SOME CRUMBS "MOLDY" STALE WATER AND MAYBE SOME ILL COCKROACHES....NOW THAT I WOULD THINK WOULD BE JUSTICE.

Sunday August 16, 2009, 11:00 am
definitely is a connection... therefore animal absuers should be monitored for the same in other forms of abuse

Sunday August 16, 2009, 7:55 pm
I agree that this is an excellent idea.

Monday August 17, 2009, 2:03 am
Animal abusers must not be released from jail after their time but also really, really confirmed they won;t abuse an animal again.

Thanks for the news.

Monday August 17, 2009, 4:32 am
I agree Marilyn! Thanks Simone.

Monday August 17, 2009, 4:45 am
This is indeed good legislation. Cross reporting will hopefully allow social services or animal welfare services to intervene in time... and perhaps this could help prevent tragedies and organize counseling before they happen, to help try to keep families together.

Monday August 17, 2009, 12:18 pm

I agree Chaz...

Monday August 17, 2009, 9:40 pm
Another good one, Simone. Congrats to Illinois' Governor Pat Quinn...

"Signed Friday afternoon in a special ceremony at the Cook County Sheriff’s Office, the measure amends the Humane Care for Animals Act, as well as the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act, by requiring animal welfare investigators, who have reasonable cause to suspect or believe that a child is being neglected, abused, or in any such danger, to make a written or oral report to the State Department of Children and Family Services. Likewise, investigators employed by the Department of Children and Family Services must immediately report suspected animal abuse or neglect to the Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Animal Health and Welfare."