Ebook220 pages5 hours
Just a Dog: Animal Cruelty, Self, and Society
Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
()
About this ebook
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. Through these case studies, Arluke shows how the meaning of "cruelty" reflects and helps to create identities and ideologies.
Author
Arnold Arluke
ARNOLD ARLUKE is professor emeritus of sociology and anthropology at Northeastern University and senior fellow at the Tufts Center for Animals and Public Policy. He is a cofounding editor of Society and Animals and has published over one hundred articles and twelve books, including Regarding Animals, Brute Force: Animal Police and the Challenge of Cruelty, and The Sacrifice: How Scientific Experiments Transform Animals and People.
Related to Just a Dog
Related ebooks
Animal Cruelty and Freedom of Speech: When Worlds Collide Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Lives and Deaths of Shelter Animals: The Lives and Deaths of Shelter Animals Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFor the Prevention of Cruelty: The History and Legacy of Animal Rights Activism in the United States Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Underdogs: Pets, People, and Poverty Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsOlfaction in Animal Behaviour and Welfare Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsPet Training and Behavior Consulting: A Model for Raising the Bar to Protect Professionals, Pets and Their People Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsStrategies for Successful Animal Shelters Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsShelter Medicine for Veterinarians and Staff Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsService Dogs on the Job Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsVivisection Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDog Gone Missing: Why Dogs Go Missing and How to Find Them Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRemember Me?: Loving and Caring for a Dog with Canine Cognitive Dysfunction Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCooperative Veterinary Care Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Assistance Animal Handbook: Claire Williams Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBlackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion: Canine and Feline Behavior Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRoad to Rescue: Dog Rescue Best Practices Manual Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsGenetics and the Behavior of Domestic Animals Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Flyball Racing: The Dog Sport for Everyone Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Addison's Disease in Dogs Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTRAIN TO ADOPT: HUMANE GUIDELINES AND A TRAINING PROGRAM FOR DOGS IN SHELTERS Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsNonprofit Animal Law: Second Edition Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsIf You Tame Me: Understanding Our Connection With Animals Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5An Introduction to Animal Law Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsZen And Mindfulness With Dogs Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsVeterinarians, Humane Societies, and Others Against Animals Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5BETWEEN DOG AND WOLF: UNDERSTANDING THE CONNECTION AND THE CONFUSION Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Animal Behavior for Shelter Veterinarians and Staff Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWomen against cruelty: Protection of animals in nineteenth-century Britain Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCareers with Animals: Exploring Occupations Involving Dogs, Horses, Cats, Birds, Wildlife, and Exotics Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Underdogs: Children, Dogs, and the Power of Unconditional Love Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Social Science For You
All About Love: New Visions Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Dumbing Us Down - 25th Anniversary Edition: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Come As You Are: Revised and Updated: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A People's History of the United States Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Art of Witty Banter: Be Clever, Quick, & Magnetic Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Fervent: A Woman's Battle Plan to Serious, Specific, and Strategic Prayer Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Fourth Turning Is Here: What the Seasons of History Tell Us about How and When This Crisis Will End Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Men Explain Things to Me Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5You're Not Listening: What You're Missing and Why It Matters Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Denial of Death Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Just Mercy: a story of justice and redemption Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Close Encounters with Addiction Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row (Oprah's Book Club Selection) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Explain Everything About the World Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Like Switch: An Ex-FBI Agent's Guide to Influencing, Attracting, and Winning People Over Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Verbal Judo, Second Edition: The Gentle Art of Persuasion Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Women Don't Owe You Pretty Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Human Condition Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5100 Amazing Facts About the Negro with Complete Proof Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Reviews for Just a Dog
Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
0 ratings
0 ratings0 reviews
Book preview
Just a Dog - Arnold Arluke
Enjoying the preview?
Page 1 of 1