Animal Abuse and Neglect : A Reference Handbook.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Maxwell, Virginia M.

Series:

Contemporary World Issues Series

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (332 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Bloomsbury Academic & Professional, 2026.

Summary:

Authoritative and wide-ranging, this resource details all aspects of animal abuse and neglect cases across the United States.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

Preface

1 Background and History

Defining an Animal

Speciesism

Legal Status of Animals

State versus Federal Laws

Ag-Gag Laws

Animal Sentience

The Human-Animal Bond

The Link between Animal Cruelty and Interpersonal Violence and Other Criminal Behavior

Why People Abuse Animals

General Types of Animal Cruelty

The Lockwood Risk Factors and Their Application in Understanding Animal Cruelty

Summary

Further Reading

2 Problems, Controversies, and Solutions

Animal Neglect

Animal Abandonment

Animal Hoarding

Puppy Mills

Physical Abuse of Animals

Emotional Abuse of Animals

Animals as Companions

Animals in Sport

Animals Raised for Food

Animals Used for Entertainment

Animals in Research and Product Testing

Wildlife Crime: Trafficking and Poaching

Investigating Animal Abuse and Neglect

3 Perspectives

Current Issues in Animal Law Jessica Rubin

Veterinary Forensics: Science in Service of Animal Justice Martha Smith Blackmore

Equine Cruelty Margaret M. Brosnahan

Understanding Animal Hoarding: A Field Perspective Daniel Ettinger

DNA in Animal Forensics David San Pietro

From Production to Peace: The Journey of Farmed Animals to Sanctuary JP Farm Animal Sanctuary

Ethics, Exploitation, and Entertainment: The Enigma of Legal Animal Activities Christina Failla

4 Profiles

Organizations

American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

Animal Legal Defense Fund

Animal Welfare Institute

Battersea Dogs &amp

Cats Home

Farm Sanctuary

GREY2K USA Worldwide

Guardians of Rescue

Humane World for Animals

National Institutes of Health

The National Link Coalition

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals

Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

State and Local Agencies

TUSK Trust

United Nations Environment Programme

US Department of Agriculture

US Department of Justice

US Fish and Wildlife Service

World Wildlife Fund

Individuals

Phil Arkow

Gene Baur (1962-)

Marc Bekoff (1945-)

Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832)

Henry Bergh (1819-88)

Cecil the Lion

Puppy Doe

Jane Goodall (1934-2025)

Temple Grandin (1947-)

William Hogarth (1697-1764)

Randall Lockwood

Melinda D. Merck

Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson (1941-)

Wayne Pacelle (1965-)

Jessica Rubin (1968-)

Peter Singer (1946-)

Martha Smith Blackmore

Mary Tealby (1801-65)

Bill Travers (1922-94) and Virginia McKenna (1931-)

Michael Vick (1980-)

Mary Ellen Wilson (1864-1956)

5 Documents and Data

Documents

William Hogarth, The Four Stages of Cruelty (1751)

Incorporating Act Establishing the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (1866)

Comprehensive Anti-Cruelty Enforcement Act of New York (1867)

Little Mary Ellen's Legacy (1874)

UK Cruelty to Animals Act (1876)

European Union Treaty of Lisbon, Article 13 (2009)

State v. Nix , Oregon Supreme Court (2014)

Data

FBI National Incident-Based Reporting System Data (2023)

Shelter Animals Count Statistics (2021-3)

Federal Animal Welfare Laws (1900-2023)

Animal Legal Defense Fund State Rankings (2024)

Data regarding the Link between Animal Cruelty and Family Violence

Animals in Agriculture

6 Resources

Books

Journals

Videos

Websites

Articles and Other Resources

7 Chronology

Glossary

Index

About the Author.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Other Format:

Print version: Maxwell, Virginia M. Animal Abuse and Neglect

ISBN:

9798216970088

9798216970101

OCLC:

1607920439