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Civil Rights

Feb. 10, 2001

Woman's Death Illustrates Consequences of Animal Abuse

The link between animal abuse and harm to humans was tragically illustrated by the Jan. 29 death of a 33-year-old woman in San Francisco.

        By Steven Zak
        
        The recent death in San Francisco of 33-year-old Diane Whipple, mauled by a 123-pound dog, was a horrific illustration of the link between animal abuse and other crimes. The dog was connected to an enterprise to breed aggressive fighting dogs that was run illegally from within Pelican Bay State Prison...

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