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Addressing Nonhuman Animal Abuse in Context

Addressing Nonhuman Animal Abuse in Context Clifton Flynn Understanding Animal Abuse: A Sociological Analysis. Brooklyn, ny : Lantern Books, 2012. 148 pp. I have long been an admirer of Clifton Flynn’s work on the association between interpersonal violence and nonhuman animal cruelty. He was one of the first authors I cited when I began to explore the empirical evidence for an association between animal cruelty and other types of violence, in particular, interpersonal violence. In his book, Understanding Animal Abuse: A Sociological Analysis , he summarizes his research on this topic, as well as the research of many others in the field, offering a sociological analysis for understanding animal abuse. For the most part, Flynn cites research conducted by those who implicitly endorse the definition of animal abuse offered by Ascione (1993), which is “socially unacceptable behavior that intentionally causes unnecessary pain, suffering, or distress to and/or death of an animal” (p. 228). Like Beirne (2004), he urges an examination of the connection between institutionalized violence against animals (e.g., slaughterhouse activities, hunting, and other “socially accepted” behaviors) and criminality and social deviance. Moreover, a definition of animal abuse under many of the state laws in the United States may include unintentional abuse, for example, http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Society & Animals Brill

Addressing Nonhuman Animal Abuse in Context

Society & Animals , Volume 22 (6): 623 – Nov 20, 2014

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© Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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1063-1119
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1568-5306
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10.1163/15685306-12341359
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Clifton Flynn Understanding Animal Abuse: A Sociological Analysis. Brooklyn, ny : Lantern Books, 2012. 148 pp. I have long been an admirer of Clifton Flynn’s work on the association between interpersonal violence and nonhuman animal cruelty. He was one of the first authors I cited when I began to explore the empirical evidence for an association between animal cruelty and other types of violence, in particular, interpersonal violence. In his book, Understanding Animal Abuse: A Sociological Analysis , he summarizes his research on this topic, as well as the research of many others in the field, offering a sociological analysis for understanding animal abuse. For the most part, Flynn cites research conducted by those who implicitly endorse the definition of animal abuse offered by Ascione (1993), which is “socially unacceptable behavior that intentionally causes unnecessary pain, suffering, or distress to and/or death of an animal” (p. 228). Like Beirne (2004), he urges an examination of the connection between institutionalized violence against animals (e.g., slaughterhouse activities, hunting, and other “socially accepted” behaviors) and criminality and social deviance. Moreover, a definition of animal abuse under many of the state laws in the United States may include unintentional abuse, for example,

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Published: Nov 20, 2014

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