Animal Abuse

1)
Wise, Steven M. Rattling the Cage: Toward Legal Rights for Animals. Cambridge, Mass:
Perseus Pub, 2000. Print.
This piece shows how we view animals, and how this view is changing with both
increased technology and science, as we uncover unsettling similarities to how animals and
humans think, behave, and live.

Animal Abuse and Human Violence

2) Ascione, Frank R, and Phil Arkow. Child Abuse, Domestic Violence, and Animal Abuse:
Linking the Circles of Compassion for Prevention and Intervention. West Lafayette, Ind:
Purdue University Press, 1999. Print.
This collection concerns the correlation between animal maltreatment and human
interpersonal violence.
3) Lockwood, Randall, and Frank R. Ascione. Cruelty to Animals and Interpersonal Violence:
Readings in Research and Application. West Lafayette, Ind: Purdue University Press,
1998. Print.
46 articles again concerning the similarities between cruelty to animals and violent
human relations.
4) Shapiro, Kenneth and M.L. Randour. The Assessment and Treatment of Children Who Abuse
Animals: The Anicare Child Approach. Springer, 2014. Print.
Conveys the direct relationship between children who have been abused, and their
consequential poor treatment of their pets, or other animals.
5) Zilney, Lisa A. Linking Animal Cruelty and Family Violence. Youngstown,N.Y: Cambria

Press, 2007. Print.

The psychological connection between animal cruelty and cruelty towards fellow
humans, even family members.

Animal Cruelty Stats and Information: Websites

6) Animal Cruelty an Domestic Violence. Animal Legal Defense Fund. ALDF, n.p. Web. 30
March, 2016.
This article talks about the logistics of animal and domestic abuse, information on the
specifics, and offers other sites for further information and help to people who may seek help.
7) Facts about Animal Abuse and Violence. American Humane Association. n.p. Web. 30
March, 2016.
Specific statistics on the connection between animal abuse and domestic violence cases.
One specific area I am concerned about in my research is the excess of animal rights
groups who attempt to alter their claims because of their cause. Many, if not most, activist
websites, may make the statistics conform to their perception of animal abuse, and therefore
finding accurate and precise sources may be challenging.

Scholarly Articles On Animal Abuse

8) Dadds, Mark R., Cynthia M. Turner et John McAloon. Developmental Links Between
Cruelty to Animals and Human Violence. Australian & New Zealand Journal of
Criminology. December 2002. vol. 35 no. 3 363-382. Web. 30 March, 2016.
Evidence concerning specifically animals abuse from children and predictions of human
violence much later in life.
9) DeGue, Sara and David DiLillo, Is Animal Cruelty a Red Flag for Family Violence?
Investigating Co-Occurring Violence Toward Children, Partners, and Pets. J Interpers

Violence. June 2009. vol. 24 no. 6 1036-1056. Web. 30 March, 2016.

Study done on a survey of college students, and concerns whether family violence they
endured may connect to animal abuse.
10) Knight Kelly E., Colter Ellis and Sara B. Simmons. Parental Predictors of Childrens
Animal Abuse: Findings From a National and Intergenerational Sample. J Interpers
Violence. November 2014. vol. 29 no. 16 3014-3034. Web. 30 March, 2016.
This study examines the intra- and intergenerational links between intimate partner
violence (IPV) and animal abuse by analyzing a national, longitudinal, and multigenerational
sample of 1,614 individuals collected by the National Youth Survey Family Study from 1990 to
2004. The limiations of the study give insight on possible issues with finding the correlation
between human and animal violence.