The First Strike Campaign
ANIMAL SEXUAL ABUSE
INFORMATION PACKET
WHAT IS ANIMAL SEXUAL ABUSE?
Animal sexual abuse, often referred to as bestiality*, is the sexual molestation of an animal by a human. This kind of animal abuse includes a wide range of behaviors such as vaginal, anal, or oral penetration; fondling; oral-genital contact; penetration using an object; and killing or injuring an animal for sexual gratification. Animal sexual abuse may or may not include physical violence other than the sexual violation; and may or may not result in physical injury to the animal. Animal sexual abuse, like rape, is the eroticization of violence, control, and exploitation.
IS ANIMAL SEXUAL ABUSE A PROBLEM TODAY?
Yes, although we don't have statistics to tell us how many animals currently are being sexually abused. This problem is difficult to quantify because most of the abuse occurs in secret and the victims can never tell. Studies of the rate of human attempts to have forced sex with animals have variously estimated that the percentage of males who sexually abuse animals is between 1 and 65 % (Adams, 1995). Kinsey & Pomeroy's 1948 study of male sexual behavior found that 8% of the total U.S. male population admitted to having had sexual contact with animals.
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2. CASE EXAMPLES
3. ANIMAL SEXUAL ABUSE
ON THE INTERNET.
4. STATEMENTS REGARDING
ANIMAL SEXUAL ABUSE
5. BILL DRAFTING GUIDELINES
& MODEL LANGUAGE
6. COMPILATION OF STATE LAWS
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