According to Jacki Largo, founder of care network Paws & Recover, like pedophilia, sexual abuse of dogs is a long cultivated process that happens in secret, in people’s homes.
PHOEBE LOOMES: Animal rescuers have lifted the lid on the most horrific type of animal abuse, and statistics show the heinous crime is more common than you’d think. Jacki Largo, the founder of emergency animal respite care network Paws And Recover told news.com.au sexual abuse of dogs is a “long cultivated” process that happens in secret, in people’s homes. She said abusers are “like paedophiles”.
Ms Largo has rescued staffy, Stella, who was at a facility in Canberra. She’d been found with a stick forced into her vagina before she was taken into care. Stella was struggling to cope at the rescue facility, and had lost her ability to function. Ms Largo said the dog “had completely shut down”.
She said the rescue facility was considering euthanising the dog, because she was coping so poorly, and when they first approached her was so crippled with fear she lost control of her bowels. “It’s a bit like paedophiles. It’s done in the privacy of people‘s homes. It’s a long, cultivated process,” Ms Largo said. “I’m sure the people who are sexually abusing dogs, they’re doing it in their own homes.”
After being rehabilitated, they attempted rehoming her. But the attempt to move her into a regular household was unsuccessful, as Stella lacked confidence and would regress and “shut down”… “It’s not rare,” said Rachel Haig, also from emergency network Paws and Recover. Ms Haig said she knows of three different dogs who had been sexually abused, and said rescue organisations work hard to keep their identities anonymous. “The dog abusers will seek out previously abused dogs, and try to get them out of the pound to continue the abuse,” she said…
RSPCA NSW Chief Veterinarian Dr Liz Arnott told news.com.au the long term psychological effects of abuse to an animal were still not completely understood, but said abused dogs have been shown to be more fearful of people and can show aggression, among other behaviours. “Animals that have been impacted by neglect, physical or emotional abuse exhibit behavioural changes and signs of difficulty coping with regular environments and challenges,” Dr Arnott said…
The NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) provided a report of the number of incidents of bestiality reported by the NSW Police Force over a five-year period when requested by news.com.au. Between July 2015 and June 2020, a total 57 incidences of bestiality were recorded in the state. In the 2015/16 financial year, 21 incidences of bestiality were reported, nine separate attacks were recorded in both 2016/17 and 2017/18, seven in 2018/19 and 11 in 2019/20.
Previous BOCSAR figures, provided to news.com.au by the RSPCA show 68 separate incidents of bestiality were recorded by NSW police between April 2007 and March 2016. Of the 68 recorded incidents, 25 occurred within the Greater Sydney region, while 43 happened in regional NSW. Some 19 of the incidents happened in the 12 months to March 2016. NSW Police declined to comment on the statistics when contacted. SOURCE…
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