Beirne, Piers. <br/><br/>
Confronting animal abuse  law, criminology, and human-animal relationships /  [electronic resource] : 
Piers Beirne. 
 - Lanham, Md. :  Rowman & Littlefield,  c2009. 
 - xiii, 235 p. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-226) and index. 
<br/><br/>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? 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780742599741 (electronic bk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Animal welfare--Law and legislation.<br/>Animal welfare--Law and legislation--History.<br/>Animal welfare--Psychological aspects.<br/>Bestiality (Law)
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>K3620  / .L39 2009 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>344.04/9