Monday, November 17, 2014

USA: how the FBI will handle cases of animal cruelty

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Last month, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) of the United States changed its policy in relation to abuse animals, and include them in the list of separate offenses in the National System of reporting of Incidents, following the recommendations of the Office of animal welfare and the National Association of Sheriffes.

So far, the FBI classified the animal abuse as "other" in the categories of your databases, this category where the offenses were less relevant. Such categorization made the work of organizations of animal rights and defense agencies that oversee law enforcement to monitor and combat the mistreatment of animals across the country.

However, with the new crime classification will be included in the group are other crimes like murders, rapes and robberies. "It will be a group A offence and a Crime Bill to society," reads a statement from the FBI that the Dodo had access. "Criminal activity and group information will be expanded to include four types of abuse," reads the statement. The four categories of abuse will be simple negligence, intentional abuse and torture, abuse and sexual abuse.

The FBI clarifies the concept of cruelty as "intentional execution, knowingly or recklessly actions that hurt or kill any animal without just cause, such as torture, mutilation, harass, poisoning or neglect".

Still in the examples of abuse include the denial of food, water, shelter or veterinary care when needed, or the imprisonment of an animal in a manner that causes injury, death, excessive or repeated pain and suffering.

The new classification given by the FBI abuses against animals has two immediate effects, as indicates the political director of abuse against animals the humane society of America. "First, the fact that the FBI classify animal cruelty crimes so serious enough to be monitored broadcasts a message to all law enforcement agencies that the problem is serious and should be taken very seriously," says John Goodwin. The second result is real-time monitoring of animal abuse in all 50 u.s. States, which will be compiled in monthly reports by the local authorities. The reports will start to be made in 2016.

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