Confronting Animal Abuse: Law, Criminology, and Human-Animal Relationships

by Piers Beirne

Book Overview

Confronting Animal Abuse presents a powerful examination of the human-animal relationship and the laws designed to protect it. Piers Beirne explores the heated topic of animal abuse in agriculture, science, and sport, as well as the potential for animal assault to lead to inter-human violence. He convincingly shows how from its roots in the Irish plow-fields of 1635 through today, animal-rights legislation has been primarily shaped by human interest...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0742547442
• ISBN13: 9780742547445
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.8"