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This book presents results from a BAU study including 259 active, animal cruelty cases. In addition, there were a total of 495 animal victims including numerous species, but dogs (64%) were the predominant animal victim. The offenders were all male, ranging in age from 17-years old to 82 years old (mean age of 34 years) and 73.44% had arrests for various other crimes prior to and/or following the instant animal cruelty arrest. Sixty percent of the offenders had been arrested for interpersonal violence prior, concurrent and/or post the instant active animal cruelty incident.

Intro -- Abstract -- Acknowledgments -- About the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Behavioral Analysis Unit -- Contents -- About the Authors -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- References -- Chapter 2: Historical Background of Animal Cruelty -- References -- Chapter 3: Attachment -- References -- Chapter 4: Empathy -- 4.1 Empathy: Definition and Relevance to the Field of Forensic Psychology -- 4.2 Attachment and Empathy -- References -- Chapter 5: General Violence -- References -- Chapter 6: Meloy's Biopsychosocial Model of Violence -- 6.1 Individual/Psychological Components of Violence -- 6.2 Social/Environmental Components of Violence -- 6.3 Biological Components of Violence -- 6.4 Miscellaneous Factors -- References -- Chapter 7: Meloy's Bimodal Theory of Affective (Reactive) and Predatory (Instrumental) Violence -- References -- Chapter 8: The Relationship Between Violence, Antisocial Personality Disorder and Psychopathy -- References -- Chapter 9: Interpersonal Violence -- References -- Chapter 10: Description of the Problem of Animal Cruelty and Its Association with Interpersonal Violence -- References -- Chapter 11: The Relationship Between Family Violence and Animal Cruelty -- References -- Chapter 12: Predicting Risk of Animal Cruelty and Other Violence -- References -- Chapter 13: Motivations of Animal Cruelty Acts and Other Violence -- References -- Chapter 14: Methods -- References -- Chapter 15: Materials -- 15.1 The BAU's Animal Cruelty Protocol -- 15.2 The BAU's Predatory/Affective Violence Scale -- References -- Chapter 16: Results -- 16.1 Case Type -- 16.2 Number of Offenders and Victims -- 16.3 Offender Demographics -- 16.3.1 Gender, Age, and Race -- 16.3.2 Education Level -- 16.3.3 Marital Status -- 16.3.4 Household Composition -- 16.3.5 Children -- 16.3.6 Employment Status.

Discusses the effects changes in legislation have on enforcement and prosecution of animal cruelty cases in Harris County, Texas.

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Foreword by Donald W. Hastings, Ph.D -- Preface by Mary Zilney, MSW, RSW -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS -- Chapter 2 STUDY METHODOLOGY -- Chapter 3 ABUSE OF NONHUMANS -- Chapter 4 ESTABLISHING A LINK? -- Chapter 5 MASCULINITIES AND NONHUMANS -- Chapter 6 DISCUSSION AND IMPLICATIONS -- Appendices -- Works Cited -- Index.

"Animal Cruelty is an anthology that addresses all critical aspects of animal cruelty including: its history and prevalence; related legislation; special types of cruelty (hoarding, poaching, blood sports, etc.); its link to other types of violence and crime; theories used to explain animal cruelty; the role of the media; and emerging issues related to animal cruelty. The text is suitable for undergraduate and graduate classes in criminal justice, criminology, psychology, law, sociology, animal studies, and other disciplines, and is especially well-suited for use in classes on such topics as animal cruelty, animal welfare, deviant behavior, animal law, violent crime, veterinary studies, abnormal psychology, and animal husbandry"--

Mandatory veterinary reporting of suspected abuse might discourage caregivers from seeking treatment for their injured animals. Animal abusers are more likely to be brought to justice by raising community awareness about the link between animal cruelty and human violence and its implications for the wellbeing of both humans and animals. Commonly accepted definitions of animal cruelty focus only on cruelty that is socially unacceptable, excluding an enormous amount of unnecessary animal suffering caused by humans. Only by broadening the definition of animal cruelty can we bring about the cultural change necessary to minimize this animal suffering.

Peter Li says the public outrage stirred by incidents of abuse on the mainland points to significant support for the Chinese government to finally address the issue.