Just a dog : : understanding animal cruelty and ourselves / / Arnold Arluke.
Psychiatrists define cruelty to animals as a psychological problem or personality disorder. Legally, animal cruelty is described by a list of behaviors. In Just a Dog, Arnold Arluke argues that our current constructs of animal cruelty are decontextualized--imposed without regard to the experience of...
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| Superior document: | Animals, culture, and society |
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| Year of Publication: | 2006 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Animals, culture, and society.
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (232 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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| Summary: | Psychiatrists define cruelty to animals as a psychological problem or personality disorder. Legally, animal cruelty is described by a list of behaviors. In Just a Dog, Arnold Arluke argues that our current constructs of animal cruelty are decontextualized--imposed without regard to the experience of the groups committing the act. Yet those who engage in animal cruelty have their own understandings of their actions and of themselves as actors. In this fascinating book, Arluke probes those understandings and reveals the surprising complexities of our relationships with animals. Just a Dog draws from interviews with more than 250 people, including humane agents who enforce cruelty laws, college students who tell stories of childhood abuse of animals, hoarders who chronically neglect the welfare of many animals, shelter workers who cope with the ethics of euthanizing animals, and public relations experts who use incidents of animal cruelty for fundraising purposes. |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-215) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1281093718 9786611093716 1592134734 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Arnold Arluke. |