Animal abuse : helping animals and people

Contents......Page 6
Contributors......Page 10
Preface and Acknowledgements......Page 14
Introduction......Page 16
PART I: ANIMAL ABUSE: DEFINING THE PROBLEM......Page 18
1 What is Animal Abuse?......Page 20
2 History of Animal Abuse......Page 25
3 Why Some People are Cruel to Animals......Page 34
4 Why Some People Care for Animals......Page 47
PART II: ANIMAL ABUSE IN CULTURE AND SOCIETY......Page 58
5 Animal Abuse in Food and Fibre Production......Page 60
6 Animal Abuse in Hunting, Sport, Entertainment and Art......Page 68
7 Education and Animal Abuse......Page 78
8 Religion, Philosophy and Ethics – How These Affect Our Treatment of Animals......Page 87
9 Feminist Aspects of Animal Abuse......Page 94
PART III: ANIMAL ABUSE: THE HUMAN ASPECT – HELPING THE PEOPLE INVOLVED......Page 98
10 One Health......Page 100
11 Human/Animal Abuse......Page 110
12 Sheltering Animals & Families Together (SAF-T)™: Working Together to Protect Families and Pets from Abuse......Page 121
13 CARE Programme (Children and Animals; Respect and Empathy): Pet Therapy for Children from Abusive Homes......Page 125
14 Mental Health Issues of Working with Animal Abuse......Page 134
PART IV: ANIMAL ABUSE: THE ANIMAL SIDE – HELPING THE ANIMALS INVOLVED......Page 146
15 Behavioural Consequences of Animal Abuse and its Remedies......Page 148
16 Reporting Suspected Animal Abuse......Page 154
17 Prosecuting Animal Cruelty and Neglect Matters......Page 159
18 Animal Abuse Case Studies and Treatment......Page 164
19 Humane Euthanasia......Page 181
PART V: THE SCIENCE OF ANIMAL ABUSE: VETERINARY FORENSIC INVESTIGATION......Page 186
20 Forensics: Introduction to Veterinary Forensics......Page 188
21 Forensics: Introduction to Veterinary Forensic Investigation......Page 190
22 Forensics: the Animal as Living Evidence......Page 200
23 Forensics: Bitemark Analysis......Page 202
PART VI: INTERVIEWS WITH PEOPLE WHO WORK WITH ANIMAL ABUSE......Page 210
Interview 1: The Veterinarian......Page 212
Interview 2: The Animal Campaigner......Page 215
Interview 3: The Animal Welfare Lawyer......Page 218
Interview 4: The District Attorney......Page 221
Interview 5: The Animal Advocate......Page 223
Interview 6: The RSPCA Scientific Officer......Page 226
Interview 7: The Waterbird Campaigner......Page 228
Interview 8: The Television Journalist......Page 231
Appendix 1 The Glasgow Composite Pain Scale......Page 233
Appendix 2 ASPCA Medical Evaluation/Examination Form......Page 235
Appendix 3 Chandler Edwards’ Non-accidental Injury and Death Form – questions for vets to ask clients when suspecting animal abuse......Page 236
Appendix 4 Professional Quality of Life Scale......Page 239
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