Confronting animal abuse law, criminology, and human-animal relationships /

Beirne, Piers.

Confronting animal abuse law, criminology, and human-animal relationships / [electronic resource] : Piers Beirne. - Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, c2009. - xiii, 235 p.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-226) and index.

Against cruelty? understanding the Act Against Plowing by the Tayle (Ireland, 1635) -- The prosecution of animal cruelty in Puritan Massachusetts, 1636-1683 -- Towards a sociology of animal sexual assault -- Horse maiming and the sport of kings -- Is there a progression from animal abuse to interhuman violence?


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

9780742599741 (electronic bk.)




Animal welfare--Law and legislation.
Animal welfare--Law and legislation--History.
Animal welfare--Psychological aspects.
Bestiality (Law)


Electronic books.

K3620 / .L39 2009

344.04/9