Legislating the link between child and animal abuse

For people in the rescue field, whether animal or human, the link between animal abuse and child abuse is very visable. The same hold true for animal abuse and victims of domestic violence. In fact, hurting or killing a family pet is one of the ways a domestic violence situation is judged as a potentially lethal relationship. I found this article about the possibility in Wisconson of legislating the link between child and animal abuse. After all, animals and children are the most vulnerable in a family unit. Check out the story here.