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Nearly every day, we are alerted to a new case of cruelty to animals. The most common ones involve air-gun attacks on cats, dogs and swans, but we hear about other disturbing cases as well, such as animals who are poisoned, starved, strangled, forced to fight, severely neglected, drowned or burned. Children and young people are often the perpetrators.

Research in psychology and criminology shows that people who commit acts of cruelty to animals don't stop there; many of them move on to commit acts of violence against their fellow humans. The majority of inmates scheduled to be executed for murder at California's San Quentin penitentiary in the US "practised" their crimes on animals, according to the warden.

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Pledge to End Animal Homelessness Sign your name today to take a stand against the selective breeding of companion animals, which leads to the deaths of millions of cats and dogs in animal shelters every year.

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Dita Von Teese's Sexy Animal Birth Control Ad In a daring ad recently shot for PETA, burlesque star Dita Von Teese speaks out about spaying and neutering.

X Factor's Simon Cowell Stars in 'Hot Dog' Ad See the softer side of Simon! Watch his video and learn how you can protect your animal companion from the "dog days" of summer.

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