HARTFORD — A bill that would require state and local officials to judge connections between animal cruelty and potential child abuse will be revived next year.
During a morning news conference in the Capitol complex, Rep. Diana Urban, D-Stonington, said she plans to re-introduce the legislation, which would require the state Department of Children and Familiesand the Department of Agriculture to cross-report animal cruelty and child abuse.
“The FBI has recognized since 1971 that there is a link between animal abuse and future violent behavior,” said Urban, co-chairwoman of the legislative Select Committee on Children. Read more…
