The Link Between Animal Abuse and Human Violence - Softcover

Linzey, Andrew

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1845193253 ISBN 13: 9781845193256

Publisher: Liverpool University Press, 2009

Synopsis

Many philosophers, including Aquinas, Locke, Schopenhauer, and Kant, have assumed that there is a link between cruelty to animals and violence to people. During the last 40 years, evidence for this view has steadily accumulated as a result of statistical, psychological, and medical investigations, and there is now a substantial body of supporting empirical evidence. The Link Between Animal Abuse and Human Violence, now in paperback, brings together international experts from seven countries, to examine in detail: the relationships between animal abuse and child abuse, the emotional development of the child, family violence, and serial murder. It considers the implications for legal and social policy, and the work of key professionals. Sections include critical overviews of existing research, discussion of ethical issues, and a special focus on the abuse of wild animals. This book is essential reading for all those who have a stake in the debate, either because their academic work relates to the issues involved or because their professional role involves contact with the abused or the abusers, both human and animal. It is an authoritative and comprehensive volume on the link between animal abuse and human violence.

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About the Author

Andrew Linzey is an Anglican priest and a major figure in the Christian vegetarian movement. He is the author of several books, including Animal Rights: A Christian Perspective and Creatures of the Same God: Explorations in Animal Theology. He was awarded the Peaceable Kingdom Medal and a Doctor of Divinity for his work in the field of animals and theology.

Review

"For social workers, the value of this collection lies in its comprehensive sweep of a subject that does not get much professional attention. Its concern with the deliberate cruelty to animals that may occur alongside child neglect, domestic violence and the mistreatment of adults at risk makes this an important volume on an area often neglected in family violence literature. The book will be of use to social work teachers, students & professionals working with adults & children at risk of abuse" - The Magazine for The British Assoication of Social Workers, July/August 2011 Without exception, the papers and the contributions of Professor Linzey significantly add to the knowledge base relating to the cruelty connection and the book will be an invaluable resource for researchers, policy makers and those working in the field with responsibilities for the protection of vulnerable people and animals. The book merits wider readership and adds to the growing debate about the morality of our treatment of animals? -- Journal of Animal Welfare Law Written and edited to the highest standards, this book provides an essential reference for all those interested in studying this important emerging field. It is a field no veterinarian should be unaware of. For other readers, it provides a fascinating albeit sometimes disturbing insight into one of the darker realms of human psychopathology. -- Veterinary Times

Edition details

• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1845193253
• ISBN 13: 9781845193256
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 346