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Thursday, July 19, 2007

Class Assignment - Editing @ 9:23 PM

Original Passage

Studies of prison inmates reveal that as many as 75% of violent offenders had early records of animal cruelty. There is also a high correlation between family violence and animal cruelty. A study in 1983 of New Jersey families referred to youth and family services for reasons of child abuse reported that 88% of cases had at least one member of the household who physically abused animals. An English researcher found that 83% of families reported for animal abuse also had children listed at high risk of abuse or neglect.

Edited Version:

Prison inmates say that as many as 75% of offenders had records of being cruel to animals. There is a high relation between family and animal abuse. Studies in 1983 of New Jersey families referred to family services for child abuse. 88% of these cases had one member of the family physically abused animal. An English researcher that 83% of families reported for animal abuse had children at high risk of abuse/neglect.