The abstract of the 2008 ''Journal of Small Animal Practice'' article entitled ''Battered pets’: sexual abuse'' indicated: "A study of non-accidental injury in small animals in the UK, based on responses from a random sample of small animal practitioners, identified 6 per cent of the 448 reported cases as being sexual in nature".<ref>[Battered pets’: sexual abuse. ''Journal of Small Animal Practice - 2008 article '']</ref> | The abstract of the 2008 ''Journal of Small Animal Practice'' article entitled ''Battered pets’: sexual abuse'' indicated: "A study of non-accidental injury in small animals in the UK, based on responses from a random sample of small animal practitioners, identified 6 per cent of the 448 reported cases as being sexual in nature".<ref>[Battered pets’: sexual abuse. ''Journal of Small Animal Practice - 2008 article '']</ref> |