Full moons linked to animal abuse

The RSPCA in Britain says full moons are linked to a rise in animal abuse. Source: AAP

FULL moons have long been associated with werewolves, vampires and witchcraft, but now the RSPCA in Britain says they may also be linked to a rise in animal abuse.

THE charity has released statistics showing a correlation between an increase in reports of abuse in the UK and the lunar cycle.

The RSPCA has found an average increase in calls so far this year of around 12 per cent, or 169 reports, when there has been a full moon.The highest number of calls during a full moon happened in April, when it received 339 more calls - a spike of more than 28 per cent than the day before."We can't explain why this phenomenon occurs, although there are anecdotal reports from emergency services that they also see an increase," RSPCA staff officer Dermot Murphy said."It could be the fact there is increased light during the full moon so people out and about are more likely to spot an animal in distress, or the legend is true and it really does bring out the darker side of human nature."The link between full moons and extremes in human behaviour has been identified in past scientific studies.Professor Michal Zimecki, of the Polish Academy of Sciences, analysed dozens of studies that take lunar activity into account, and argued that a full moon could affect criminal activity and health.One such piece of research, a three-month psychological study of 1200 inmates at Armley jail, Leeds, in the 1990s, found a marked increase in violent incidents during the first and last quarter of each lunar month.Full moons have also been linked to the timing of baby births, with some suggesting that the moon's gravitational pull affects the amniotic fluid in the same way it affects the water in the sea and rivers.

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