from above article.....Martin Mersereau, director of cruelty casework for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals in Norfolk, Va., said behavior such as Berry's is rarely isolated to animals only.

"For many years now, experts in both law enforcement and medical fields recognize animal abuse is symptomatic of deep disorder," said Mersereau. "Animal abusers pose a definitive risk to the community. The link to interpersonal violence is undeniable. We see it in the history of school shooters and serial killers."

"Animal abusers rarely do so only once and they almost never stop there," said Mersereau. "These are sadists, cowards and losers of the worst degree. They usually start with animals and end up abusing their fellow humans."

finally some small crumb of wisdom from PETA i can agree with....