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{{short description|A paraphilia; sexual pleasure from the pain of animals}} |
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{{short description|A paraphilia; sexual pleasure from the pain of animals}}{{Rewritten|date=November 2023}} |
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'''Zoosadism''' is ] derived from ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=APA Dictionary of Psychology |url=https://dictionary.apa.org/ |access-date=2023-10-04 |website=dictionary.apa.org |language=en}}</ref> It is a ], where zoosadists are sexually aroused by pain inflicted on animals. It is part of the ], a set of three behaviors that are considered a precursor to ].<ref name=macdonald>{{cite journal|author=J. M. MacDonald|title=The Threat to Kill|journal=American Journal of Psychiatry|volume=120|issue=2|pages=125–130|year=1963|doi=10.1176/ajp.120.2.125}}</ref> |
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'''Zoosadism''' is ] derived from ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=APA Dictionary of Psychology |url=https://dictionary.apa.org/ |access-date=2023-10-04 |website=dictionary.apa.org |language=en}}</ref>{{Better source needed|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable (]).|date=November 2023}} It is a ], where zoosadists are sexually aroused by pain inflicted on animals. It is part of the ], a set of three behaviors that are considered a precursor to ].<ref name="macdonald">{{cite journal|author=J. M. MacDonald|title=The Threat to Kill|journal=American Journal of Psychiatry|volume=120|issue=2|pages=125–130|year=1963|doi=10.1176/ajp.120.2.125}}</ref>{{Obsolete source}} |
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==Research== |
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==Research== |
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Some studies have suggested that individuals who are ] are more likely to be violent to humans. According to '']'': |
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{{cquote|The ] has found that a history of cruelty to animals is one of the traits that regularly appear in its computer records of ] and ], and the standard diagnostic and treatment manual for psychiatric and emotional disorders lists cruelty to animals as a diagnostic criterion for ]s.<ref>{{Cite news | last = Goleman | first = Daniel | title = Child's Love of Cruelty May Hint at the Future Killer | newspaper = New York Times | date = 7 August 1991 }}</ref>}} |
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Helen Gavin wrote however in ''Criminological and Forensic Psychology'' (2013): |
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{{cquote|This is not a universal trait, though. ] had difficulty initiating social contact with people, but loved his faithful companion, Bleep, a mongrel bitch. After his arrest, he was very concerned for her welfare, as she was taken to the police station too.<ref name="Helen Gavin 2013 120">{{cite book|author=Helen Gavin|title=Criminological and Forensic Psychology|pages=120|year=2013}}</ref>}} |
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Alan R. Felthous reported in his paper "Aggression Against Cats, Dogs, and People" (1980): |
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{{cquote|A survey of psychiatric patients who had repeatedly tortured dogs and cats found all of them had high levels of aggression toward people as well, including one patient who had murdered a boy.<ref>{{Cite journal | last = Felthous | first = Alan R. | title = Aggression Against Cats, Dogs, and People | journal = Child Psychiatry and Human Development | volume = 10 | pages = 169–177 | year = 1980 | issue = 3 | doi = 10.1007/bf01433629| pmid = 7357998 | s2cid = 24502567 }}</ref>}} |
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This is a commonly reported finding, and for this reason, ] is often considered a warning sign of potential violence towards humans. |
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== 2018 Zoosadist Scandal == |
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In September 2018, a whistleblower tweeted a link to a Telegram channel.<ref> https://archive.today/20180917024028/https://twitter.com/zoodonym/status/1041321103220793344</ref> |
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“Zoosadist Evidence” was the name of the channel which contained images, video, and discussion of extreme violence to animals, and the ] alleged that the members involved were specific individuals in the ]. |
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One zoosadist exposed during the 2018 Zoosadism Scandal was an adult member of the ] in ], by the name of Rubén Marrero Pernas, or simply known as “Woof”. Pernas was found to be raping, torturing then killing dogs and puppies and recording the acts online for a group of zoosadists on ] who found this to be sexually gratifying.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Echarry|first=Irina|date=November 18, 2018|title=Zoosadism in Cuba and No Law to Punish it|work=Havana Times|url=https://havanatimes.org/diaries/irina-echarry/zoosadism-in-cuba-and-no-law-to-punish-it/}}</ref> Pernas being exposed lead to public outrage,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-11-23 |title=Denuncian en Cuba a un violador y asesino de perros |url=https://www.cibercuba.com/noticias/2018-11-23-u1-e129488-s27061-denuncian-cuba-violador-asesino-perros |access-date=2023-10-01 |website=CiberCuba |language=es}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Robinson |first=Circles |date=2019-01-24 |title=Animal Defenders Organize against Zoosadism in Cuba |url=https://havanatimes.org/news/animal-defenders-organize-against-zoosadism-in-cuba/ |access-date=2023-10-01 |website=Havana Times |language=en-US}}</ref> and eventual legal reform.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Zoosadism in Cuba and No Law to Punish it {{!}} Havana Times |url=https://havanatimes.org/diaries/irina-echarry/zoosadism-in-cuba-and-no-law-to-punish-it/amp/ |access-date=2023-10-01 |website=havanatimes.org}}</ref> |
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Even years later, the effects of this are still evolving, most notably with the 2022 arrest and the 2023 guilty plea of notorious ] zoosadist ].<ref> {{Cite web |date=2023-09-26 |title=British croc expert admits to sexually abusing dogs |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-66920778 |access-date=2023-10-02 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref> {{Cite web |title=NT crocodile expert who once hosted David Attenborough pleads guilty to animal sexual abuse {{!}} Australia news {{!}} The Guardian |url=https://amp.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/sep/26/nt-crocodile-expert-who-once-hosted-david-attenborough-pleads-guilty-to-animal-sexual-abuse |access-date=2023-10-02 |website=amp.theguardian.com}}</ref> <ref> {{Cite web |title='Sadistic' British crocodile expert Adam Britton admits sexually abusing and killing dozens of dogs |url=https://news.sky.com/story/sadistic-british-crocodile-expert-adam-britton-admits-sexually-abusing-and-killing-dozens-of-dogs-12970110 |access-date=2023-10-02 |website=Sky News |language=en}}</ref> |
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== Other examples == |
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] such as ] and ] were known for torturing and killing animals in their youth.<ref name="Poyser 2016 h222">{{cite web | last=Poyser | first=Sam | title=Is London's 'Cat Ripper' a Serial Killer in the Making? | website=Newsweek | date=2016-02-26 | url=https://www.newsweek.com/cat-kitten-killer-london-429403 | access-date=2023-09-17}}</ref> |
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A ] man, Leighton Labute, was arrested in 2020 for torturing and killing three ]s, and uploading the video to social media.<ref name="Zielinski 2021 b975">{{cite web | last=Zielinski | first=Jen | title=Kelowna hamster killer handed conditional sentence, not allowed in pet stores | website=Summerland Review | date=2021-08-18 | url=https://www.summerlandreview.com/news/kelowna-hamster-killer-handed-conditional-sentence-not-allowed-in-pet-stores/ | access-date=2023-09-17}}</ref><ref name="Potenteau 2021 v742">{{cite web | last=Potenteau | first=Doyle | title=Kelowna man, 21, receives conditional sentence for torturing, killing hamsters — Okanagan | website=Global News | date=2021-08-18 | url=https://globalnews.ca/news/8123769/kelowna-man-conditional-sentence-killing-hamsters/ | access-date=2023-09-17}}</ref> |
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In June 2023, the ] uncovered a global monkey torture ring, where participants would produce and distribute videos of monkeys being hurt and killed.<ref name="Gunter Henschke Ajengrastri 2023 j165">{{cite web | last=Gunter | first=Joel | last2=Henschke | first2=Rebecca | last3=Ajengrastri | first3=Astudestra | title=Global network of sadistic monkey torture exposed by BBC | website=BBC News | date=2023-06-19 | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-65951188 | access-date=2023-09-16}}</ref> |
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==Legal status== |
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==Legal status== |
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In 1999, the United States Congress enacted a statute affecting the legality of crush films which criminalized the creation, sale, and possession of depictions of animal cruelty, though with an exception for "any depiction that has serious religious, political, scientific, educational, journalistic, historical, or artistic value."<ref>. United States Code: Title 18, Part I, Chapter 3, § 48. Cornell University Law School</ref> |
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In 2008, the ] invalidated the ban on the sale and possession of such films (if not otherwise obscene) as a violation of the Constitution's guarantee for ].<ref>, ''The Legal Satyricon'', 20-07-2008</ref> The ] affirmed the Third Circuit's decision in '']'', finding the law unconstitutional because the law was so broad and vague that it included any portrayal of an animal in or being harmed such as by hunting or disease.<ref>{{citation |title=Justices Reject Ban on Videos of Animal Cruelty |author=Adam Liptak |work=] |date=April 20, 2010 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/21/us/21scotus.html }}</ref> |
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On November 28, 2010, bill H.R. 5566, which prohibits ] in animal crush films, was passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate, and on December 9, the bill was signed by President Obama becoming the ].<ref name="h111-5566"> www.govtrack.us</ref> |
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On September 8, 2015, a Houston woman pleaded guilty in the nation's first federal animal crush video case.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/sep/09/houston-woman-convicted-animal-crush-fetish-porn-videos|title=Houston woman convicted of making 'animal crush' fetish porn videos|first=Tom|last=Dart|date=9 September 2015|via=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fbi.gov/houston/press-releases/2015/houston-woman-convicted-of-producing-and-distributing-animal-crush-videos|title=Houston Woman Convicted of Producing and Distributing Animal Crush Videos|website=Federal Bureau of Investigation}}</ref> |
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On November 25, 2019, ] signed into law the PACT ACT, the Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture (PACT) Act,<ref>https://www.congress.gov/116/plaws/publ72/PLAW-116publ72.pdf</ref> which authorized the FBI and other federal law enforcement agencies to prosecute malicious ].<ref>https://animalwellnessaction.org/2019/11/25/congress-and-president-say-cruelty-is-abhorrent-illegal/</ref> The PACT act defines animal crushing as when "one or more living non-human mammals, birds, reptiles or amphibians is purposely crushed, burned, drowned, suffocated, impaled or otherwise subjected to serious bodily injury."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/11/26/trump-signs-preventing-animal-cruelty-torture-act/4306002002/|title='A major step to end animal abuse': Trump signs bill making animal cruelty a felony|work=USA Today|date=26 November 2019}}</ref> |
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==Criticism of alleged link to violence against humans== |
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==Criticism of alleged link to violence against humans== |
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