The FBI will begin tracking cases of animal cruelty nationally in 2016, a move advocates hope will bring more attention to the crime among law enforcement agencies and underscore the link between animal abuse and other violent crimes.
Until now, animal-related crimes have been reported into a catch-all category in the FBI's National Incident Based Reporting System. The database collects crime reports from police departments across the country.
"There was no way to find out how often it occurs, where it occurs, and whether it was on the increase," said Mary Lou Randour, senior adviser for animal cruelty programs and training at the nonprofit Animal Welfare Institute. "Empirical data is important. It's going to give us information about animal cruelty crime so we can plan better about intervention and prevention."
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Yes, this is what a stretched-to-the-limits FBI needs to do.. add even more stuff to track.
ReplyDeleteAnimal cruelty is bad, but we don't need to mobilize maxed-out federal agents against it.
Animal lives matter.
ReplyDeleteOur local animal control should step up. They are worthless. Don't start with they are understaffed or no money. That's BS!!! LOOK AT THIER BUDGET.
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