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Did you know…   that animal abuse laws were in effect before child abuse laws? In fact, the first child abuse cases were prosecuted using animal abuse laws to win the case, persuading the court that the child was a member of the animal kingdom, and deserved protection such as that given to other defenseless creatures.

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