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What triggers animal cruelty and how it can be avoided

Young people may become involved in cruelty to animals for a variety of reasons. The activities below address each of these contributing factors.

  • What triggers cruelty?

    In this activity, young people investigate what kinds of feelings or events might trigger an animal cruelty incident and think about how these might be managed to prevent one happening in the future.

 

Intervention programmes

As a guide to which of the sections on the left to use with the young person, we suggest that you use the online assessment tool Developing a suitable intervention programme (Word 17KB).