Animal Advocates, psychologists and criminal investigators all know that there is a definite link between violence toward animals and violent crimes against humans. Learn how to spot disturbed behavior patterns and what you can do to protect your family and your pets.
With our increased awareness, we have also discovered that there is a terribly frightening connection between cruelty toward animals as children and violent crimes toward humans later in life.
The First StrikeŽ campaign was created in 1997 to raise public and professional awareness about the connection between animal cruelty and human violence and to help communities identify some of the origins of violence, predict its patterns, and prevent its escalation.
