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Animal abuse: Tracing a tangle of violence

Questions about empathy and control over others arise in the search for answers to why people abuse animals.

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There is now a large body of research that finds links between cruelty to animals and other forms of violence.

SPCA said 11 animal abuse cases were investigated from January to March, compared to 16 for the whole of 2022.

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What lies behind acts of animal abuse?

It is a salient question given the recent spate of animal abuse cases – the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) said

11 cases were investigated from January to March,

compared with 16 for the whole of 2022.

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