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HCONRES 338 106th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Animals Commemorations Congress Congressional tributes Crime prevention Criminology Education Elementary and secondary education Families Family violence Health Higher education Human-animal relationships Law enforcement officers Mental health services Protection of animals Psychiatric personnel School violence Science, Technology, Communications

Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the link between violence against animals and violence against humans and urging greater emphasis upon identifying and treating individuals who are guilty of violence against animals, which is a crime in its own right in all 50 States, in order to prevent violence against humans and urging research to increase understanding of the connection between cruelty to animals and violence against humans.

Introduced: May 25, 2000 See on congress.gov
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Jun 9, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Jun 9, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Jun 8, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture.
May 25, 2000
Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 25, 2000
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Recognizes that individuals who abuse animals are more likely to commit more serious violent crimes against humans.

Urges: (1) social workers, teachers, mental health professionals, and others to be aware of the connection between animal cruelty and human violence and to evaluate carefully and monitor closely individuals who have a history of abusing animals; (2) appropriate Federal agencies to encourage and support research to increase the understanding of the connection between cruelty to animals and violence against humans; (3) Federal agencies which are undertaking research on violent crime and its causes to incorporate examination of the link between violence against animals and violence against humans; and (4) local law enforcement officials to treat cases of animal cruelty seriously.

Commends the work of local animal control officials and humane investigators who enforce laws against animal abuse. Urges them to work more closely with local law enforcement personnel to identify and prevent potential violence against humans.

What's happening now June 9, 2000

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3