Unlike the Satanic Ritual Abuse Myth, which caught Britain with it's ants down, this new scare is well documented. The S.A.F.F. has identified the origin of the rumour during the 1970s. We tracked it throughout the 980s in America where it was cleverly combined with the Satanic Ritual Child Abuse Myth during 1987/88. It all turned out to be yet another care-tactic by Cultural Supremacists intent on commandeering moral platforms to age their war on freedom of choice and alternative beliefs. Ironically the history of the Satanic Animal Mutilation Panic provides the clearest evidence yet to DISPROVE the doctrine of Ritual Abuse
Sound familiar? It should do: Change the words 'animals' to 'children'; swop NSPCC with RSPCA and you have the EXACT same psychological mechanism which foisted the Satanic Child Abuse Hysteria on Britain in 1989. Will the scaremongers succeed again? Fanatics have tried to put the Satanic Animal Mutilation rumour into gear half a dozen times over the past four years. Each time the S.A.F.F. has discredited every claimed case, just like we did with the allegations of Satanic Child Abuse. During 1990 and 1991 there were over two dozen attempts to float the SAMS scare in Britain. Sensational headlines like:
Every one of these two dozen British 'cases' of supposed Satanic Animal Mutilation was proved to be falsely attributed. Occult connections were seen where none existed. When the Satanic Animal Mutilation Scare wore itself out in the U.S., fundamentalist troublemakers imported it directly into the U.K. Compare these American Headlines with their British Counterparts:
Each of these Articles claimed to contain 'proof' of the Global Satanic Conspiracy which threatens society and from which it can only be saved by larger doses of christianity. It is this self-same arrogance which is gaining credence within politics with the false panaceas of 'family values' and the iimposition of 'Moral Standards' which are set to condone racial and cultural segregation, censorship, and restriction of human rights, thereby breaking up the pluralist structure of our society. The Satanic Ritual Child Abuse Myth and the Satanic Animal Mutilation Scare are simply hard-sells to whip the masses into line . To create a society based upon values which deprive individuals of their own volition. In the process of casting about to find culprits for these imaginary problems the spiritual terrorists are handed power to affect all our lives, not through the democratic process, but through an emotional blackmail based on fear of the consequences. WHY THE FANATICS ONLY PRETEND TO OFFER EVIDENCE: It was the complete absence of any valid forensic evidence of any kind which HELPED the idea of Satanic Child Abuse to gain acceptance. There were no bodies, no blood, no bones, no ritual impedimentia, nothing at all. THEREFORE NOTHING COULD BE TESTED - but the fear of the consequences became very real in human terms. The dirth of evidence was the single most powerful aid for those who wanted to promote the doctrine. One 'cult cop' actually said that the fact that there was no evidence was evidence in itself.(?) With the Satanic Animal Mutilation Scare the boot is on the other foot. The carcases are provide ample evidence and these can be inspected objectively and properly. In every instance the allegations have been found to be hysterical and untrue. In the American report of 14 January 1991 (MUTILATED DOG CARCASSES FOUND) the reader is 'sold' the idea of Satanic Involvement in the choice of text. Thirteen carcasses were found (a mystic number). The article remarked that the Dogs had their hearts, heads, bowels and paws missing. It went into great detail to tell us that 12 of the carcasses had been skinned and that they were all found in woods laid out in a specific pattern. The investigating police officer, who had at that point not begun his enquiries, was reported as saying,
But the case of the Dismembered Dogs didn't remain a mystery for long. A day later the Richmond News Leader solved the riddle. The Dog Carcasses were laboratory coyotes, bred for experiments " which had been dissected by biology students on a nearby campus. It was all perfectly legal and on the up and up". There was absolutely no occult involvement at all. In our investigations EVERY such case has ended similarly, whether the accusations concerned Satanic Child Abuse or Animal Mutilation. During March 1969 The Rev John James of St Johns, Stanstead opened his church to find it had been the location for Devil Worshippers. The Altar Cross had been laid flat. Alongside it were the remains of four candles. In the centre of the Altar was a severed pig's head with a 'Satanic Crucifix' stuffed into its mouth. Nearby was a page ripped from a bible. Was this not clear evidence of Satanic Rites, Church Desecration and Animal Mutilation? The uproar was short-lived for the Daily Mirror of 28 March 1969 reported that the 'Satanists' turned out to be two girl members of the church's own congregation. The teenagers owned up and admitted that they had set up the whole thing to see what might happen. They had now apologised for their prank. These occurrences might be considered harmless, even humorous were it not for the polarisation of social concern that they bring in their wake, and the ever present self-interest groups who jump on the bandwagon to use that outrage as a cause celebre. The involvement of the NSPCC in rubber-stamping and promoting the harmful doctrine of Satanic Ritual Abuse has been clearly documented. Their use of the scare to aid fund-raising is not so well known but it happened all the same. The exclusively Christian National Children's Home used the scare for a national fundraising campaign too. The doctrine of Satanic Ritual Abuse came at a time when the NSPCC was fighting for its survival. Its powers and influence were being eroded by legislation which conveyed more and more responsibility for child-care away from the NSPCC into the hands of local authority social work departments. Having a leading-edge issue is an essential advantage for any independent social services organisation. But the NSPCC have no excuse for jumping on the Satanic Ritual Abuse bandwagon as they did. The S.A.F.F. warned the NSPCC that the scare was bogus during 1988, a full year before they made their interest public. Our correspondence with them specifically warned of the harm which had occurred in the U.S.A. and which was likely to occur both to children and innocent families in the U.K. The S.A.F.F. offered in-depth research and analyses of the fundamentalist scare, but the NSPCC refused to listen. When we pressed the point they tried to silence the S.A.F.F. with legal threats. The Satanic Animal Mutilation Scare has always been a peripheral component of the Satanic Child Abuse Myth. Every time the RSPCA became involved with a spurious case, we wrote to their director Andrew Richmond and discredited the allegations. Like the NSPCC the RSPCA wouldn't liase with the S.A.F.F. We first wrote to the RSPCA during April 1989 and offered our help. Instead the RSPCA began their own Laurel and Hardy investigation, just as the NSPCC had done.During October 1989 , (six months after the RSPCA had rejected S.A.F.F. help), Mr A.F. J. Goddard, an Inspector from the RSPCA 'Special Investigation Unit' made three visits to the home of a well-known Witch. His purpose was to 'look into claims of ritualistic killings of animals' for the RSPCA. He hoped the witch would be able to help with background. Why had this man not contacted the S.A.F.F.? Goddard said that he had been given the witch's name as a contact and named several people who were major players in the promotion of the doctrine of Satanic Child Abuse. These had already attempted to discredit the S.A.F.F. on other occasions. Such links are important in tracking the way that fundamentalist lies gain credence. Mr & Mrs R Pennel are evangelical Christians who live in the North East, their link with promoters of the Satanic Ritual Abuse Myth occurred during 1988 when they claimed in their local newspaper that they had been driven out of their house by Satanists who had sacrificed their cat. This case is the first instance of the Satanic Animal Mutilation Scare in conjunction with claims of Satanic Child Abuse. The Pennel's uncorroborated testimony was printed alongside an article containing allegations of Satanic Abuse and an interview with the anti-Witchcraft campaigner Geoffrey Dickens MP. Dickens had that month made his first announcement in the Commons about his campaign against so-called Satanic Ritual Child Abuse. Dickens gave the Pennels his personal support. Later the Pennels were to 'contribute' information to Dickens' famous 'dossier' on Satanic Child abuse (which never saw the light of day). At around the same time Diana Core of Childwatch , one of the most obsessive believers in the doctrine, visited the area to investigate local allegations of Satanic Abuse. These cases eventually evaporated yet became part of the mythology of Satanic Abuse in the U.K. The RSPCA Special Investigator told the media-witch that he had been directed to her by people in this caucus. In this one instance therefore we can see the clear lineage and connections between the fundamentalist promoters of the Satanic Child Abuse Myth and the Satanic Animal Mutilation Scare which is now being foisted upon Britain. We can also see the comparison between action taken by the NSPCC to 'legitimise' that fanaticism, and the approach of the RSPCA. Having rejected S.A.F.F. research in favour of prejudiced 'evidence' of this kind the RSPCA followed through in a number of possible cases. During May 1990 Goddard investigated further spurious allegations of Satanic Animal Mutilation in Wales. In September 1992 RSPCA officials found 'symbols painted in chicken blood' in Chichester. During April 1991 the RSPCA were involved in a case of alleged ritual hanging of a dog, which prognostication the police later denied. During June 1991 an RSPCA spokesperson said they feared that two cats recently found dead had been killed 'during Satanic Rituals'. They had not. In March 1992 The RSPCA were involved in an investigation into alleged Satanic Animal Mutilation in Grimsby. Their inspector said "It appears that some kind of rites have been performed." No such rites occurred. As RSPCA belief in SAMS increased their statements became more confident. In April 1992 the RSPCA were quoted as saying 'Sussex has already been named by the RSPCA as one of Britain's worst blackspots for Satanic Animal Killings'. Really? Do RSPCA supporters realise that their donations are being squandered on such wild-goose chases? The ease with which the hysteria can build is clearly shown by the RSPCA's involvement in a case in Clevedon, Avon during March 1990. A burnt and 'mutilated' cat was found on the beach. The RSPCA (primed with their new found campaign) pronounced it a victim of Satanic rites. Shortly afterwards a schoolgirl went to the police and implicated an 18 year old man as the Satanist who had sacrificed the cat. The local newspapers went wild. The 18 year old was located and subjected to questioning by the police. When he was released he promptly physically assaulted the girl. In the court case which followed the girl admitted that she had made the whole thing up. The South Avon Mercury finally solved the mystery in an article on 1 March 90 headed YOUTH ASSAULTED GIRL AFTER CAT RUMOURS. An old lady had come forward. 'The cat had nothing to do with satanic ceremonies it was disposed of by an elderly lady who owned it'.The scene is now set for a Cook Report look-alike programme in the Animal Squad series. The fiasco over the Satanic Animal Mutilation Scare has a direct parallel with the emotional charge of the Satanic Ritual Child Abuse Myth. The Satanic Animal Mutilation Scare is utterly bogus and any 'expert' purveying the panic should be sacked before they can do any more damage.
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