When an animal is beaten, it not only causes physical injury, but can also cause serious psychological damage. Abuse can cause the animal to be afraid of all humans, whether they are violent or not. Not only may the victim be afraid of humans, but it may even make them hostile towards humans and other animals. For example, if a dog's previous owner was violent, this may lead the dog to become aggressive towards others due to its fear of being hurt like it was in the past. A lot of animal cruelty that people don't recognize is that animal abuse is linked in many cases to human abuse. Animal neglect correlates with human neglect, which usually involves a child, elderly person, or other dependent (Animal Legal Defense Fund). In one survey, seventy-one percent of domestic violence victims reported that their abuser also turned their pet into a victim of abuse (Animal Cruelty Facts and Statistics). In a 1983 study, eighty-eight percent of families under investigation for child abuse participated in animal abuse at the same time as their child's abuse (Animal Cruelty Facts and Statistics). This cruelty not only affects the victims, but it can also affect those who witness the violence. When a person is in the presence of violence from an animal or another person, it can affect the