When 26-year-old Holly Bramley was murdered by her husband, Nicholas Metson, a chilling fact emerged. He had been abusing animals since the age of eight. He openly admitted strangling animals. The ...

Washington, DC—The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) endorses the Child and Animal Abuse Detection and Reporting Act of 2019, introduced today by Representatives Ann McLane Kuster (D-NH) and John Katko ...

At times it may seem difficult to locate the “win/win” in a situation. Not so when it comes to recognizing the link between animal abuse and domestic violence—and using it to combat both. Animal ...

Humans in many different venues use and often seriously abuse nonhuman animals (animals) by the billions. I recently learned of an interesting study published in PLOS ONE by Danish researchers Thomas ...

MANCHESTER, Conn. (WTNH) — Experts say new studies show the abuse of animals increases the likelihood of child abuse in the same household, and crimes against animals are showing a direct correlation ...

Think Megan’s Law sex offender registry. But with fur. A new bill in Sacramento would create a public database of people convicted of felony animal abuse — including names, photos, crime details, etc.

A California state bill seeks to remove abused and neglected animals from crowded municipal shelters during their owners’ criminal cases. Assembly Bill 2344 by Assemblymember Matt Haney (D-San ...