The Palgrave International Handbook of Animal Abuse Studies

This Handbook fills a large gap in current scholarly literature on animal abuse studies. It moves considerably beyond the debate that has traditionally dominated the discourse of animal abuse û the link between one-on-one interpersonal violence and animal abuse û and towards those institutionalised forms of animal abuse which are routine, everyday, socially acceptable and invisibilised. Chapters from expert contributors raise issues such as: the use of animals as edibles; vivisection; animal sexual assault; animals used in sport and hunting; animal trafficking; the use of animals by youth gangs, by other groups and in war; species extinction; and the passivity of national and international organisations in combating animal abuse. The Handbook is a unique text: it is essential reading for students, researchers, academics, activists and policy makers involved in understanding and preventing animal abuse.

• | Author: Jennifer Maher, Harriet Pierpoint, Piers Beirne
• | Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• | Publication Date: Jul 26, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 563 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover/Social Science
• | ISBN-10: 1137431822
• | ISBN-13: 9781137431820