Just a Dog: Understanding Animal Cruelty and Ourselves

by Arnold Arluke

Book Overview

In Just a Dog, Arnold Arluke argues that animal cruelty must be understood in terms of social relationships rather than an individual's psychological problem or personality disorder. Arluke situates cruelty in actual situations where groups of people decide, on their own terms, what constitutes the wrongful harm of animals and how best to communicate their understanding to others. He captures how law enforcement agents, shelter workers, humane marketers,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1592134726
• ISBN13: 9781592134724
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: Temple University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.7" x 8.8"