Dear Editor,The case involving the Burien man who allegedly killed cats and threatened to kill his own father (read our previous coverage here) may be a textbook example of what law enforcement professionals call “the link” between cruelty to animals and interpersonal violence. Abusing animals is a cowardly act. The FBI uses reports of cruelty to animals when assessing the threat potential of suspected and known criminals, and classifies such acts as felonious, alongside arson, burglary,...
