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Humananimal connections: Recent findings on the anthrozoology of cruelty

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 August 2006

Harold Herzog*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC28723
Arnold Arluke*
Affiliation:
Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Northeastern University, Boston, MA02115http://wcuvax1.wcu.edu/%7Eherzog/

Abstract:

Recent findings in anthrozoologythe study of humananimal interactionsshed light on psychological and social aspects of cruelty. Here we briefly discuss four areas that connect animal cruelty and cruelty directed toward humans: (1) voices of perpetrators and their audiences, (2) gender differences in cruelty, (3) cruelty as play, and (4) the putative relationship between animal abuse and interpersonal violence.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2006

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