Animal Cruelty & Domestic Violence

Books:

• A. Akhtar, Out Symphony with Animals: On Health, Empathy, and Our Shared Destinies (Pegasus Books 2019)
• P. Arkow, Latham and the Link: A Legacy of Cruelty Prevention and Personal Responsibility (CreateSpace Independent Pub 2012)
• A. Arluke. Just a Dog Understanding Animal Cruelty and Ourselves (Temple University Press  2006)
• F. Ascione and R. Lockwood (eds.), Cruelty to Animals and Interpersonal Violence: Readings in Research and Application (Purdue University Press 1996)
• F. Ascione and P. Arkow (eds.) Child Abuse, Domestic Violence, and Animal Abuse: Linking the Circles of Compassion for Prevention (Purdue University Press 1999)
• F. Ascione. Children and Animals: Exploring the Roots of Kindness and Cruelty (Purdue University Press 2005)
• F. Ascione (ed.), The International Handbook of Animal Abuse and Cruelty: Theory, Research, and Application (Purdue University Press 2010)
• P. Beirne, Confronting Animal Abuse Law: Criminology, and Human-Animal Relationships (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers 2009)
• B. G. Boucher (ed.), Pit Bulls Villains or Victims?: Underscoring Actual Causes of Societal Violence (Createspace Independent Pub 2012)
• M. DeMello, Animals and Society: An Introduction to Human-Animal Studies. (Columbia University Press 2021)
• A. J. Fitzgerald. Animal Abuse and Family Violence: Researching the Interrelationships of Abusive (Power. Edwing Mellen Press 2005).
• C. P. Flynn, Understanding Animal Abuse: A Sociological Analysis (Lantern Books 2012).
• E. Gullone. Animal Cruelty, Antisocial Behaviour, and Aggression: More Than a Link (Palgrave Macmillan 2012)
• L. Hamilton and N. Taylor, Ethnography After Humanism: Power, Politics and Method in Multi-Species Research (Palgrave Macmillan 2017)
• T. Hoffer, H. Hargreaver-Cormany, Y. Muirhead and J. R. Meloy. Violence in Animal Cruelty Offenders (Springer International Publishing 2018)
• H. Hovel,  The Connection Between Animal Abuse and Human Violence. (New York State Humane Association 2019)
• M. R. Jalongo (ed), Teaching Compassion: Humane Education in Early Childhood. (Springer Netherlands 2013)
• A. Laurent-Simpson, Just Like Family: How Companion Animals Joined the Household. (NYU Press 2021)
• A. Linzey, The Link Between Animal Abuse and Human Violence. (Sussex Academic Press 2009)
• M. T. Loring, R. Geffner and J. Marsh, Animal Abuse and Family Violence Linkages, Research, and Implications for Professional Practice (Taylor & Francis 2018)
• J. Marceau. Beyond Cages: Animal Law and Criminal Punishment (Cambridge University Press. 2019)
• L. Merz-Prez and K. M. Heide, Animal Cruelty: Pathway to Violence Against People (AltaMira Press 2004)
• H. Munro and R. Munro, Animal Abuse and Unlawful Killing. (Elsevier Health Sciences 2008)
• I. Newkirk and G. Stone, Animalkind: Remarkable Discoveries about Animals and Revolutionary New Ways to Show Them Compassion (Simon & Schuster 2021)
• A. Nurse, Animal Harm: Perspectives on Why People Harm and Kill Animals. (Taylor & Francis 2016)
• G. Patronek, L. Levitt and T. Grisso (eds.), Animal Maltreatment: Forensic Mental Health Issues and Evaluations (Oxford University Press 2016) 
• A. Phillips, Defending the Defenseless: A Guide to Protecting and Advocating for Pets. (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers 2011).
• M. Piotr (ed.), Companion Animals in Everyday Life: Situating Human-Animal Engagement Within Cultures (Palgrave Macmillan 2016)
• A. Podberscek, E. Paul and J. A. Serpell, Companion Animals and Us: Exploring the relationships between people and pets (Cambridge University Press 2005)
• A. Perdue and R. Lockwood, Animal Cruelty and Freedom of Speech: When Worlds Collide (Purdue University Press 2014)
• M. P. Brewster and C. Reyes (eds.), Animal Cruelty: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Understanding. (Carolina Academic Press 2016)
• P. Shah,  Animal Cruelty: Criminology & Prosecution (Anchor Academic Publishing 2014)
• K. L. Sysem, R. Spannring and T. Gruzovnik (eds.). Environmental and Animal Abuse Denial: Averting Our Gaze. (Lexington Books 2020)
• N. Taylor and H. Fraser, Companion Animals and Domestic Violence: Rescuing Me, Rescuing You (Palgrave Macmillan 2019)
• C. Tiplady (ed.), Animal Abuse: Helping Animals and People (CABI 2013)
• L. A. Zilney, Linking Animal Cruelty and Family Violence (Cambria Press 2007).

Reports:

• Humane Canada, The Violence Link: Review of the Literature (Humane Canada n.d.) https://humanecanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Review-of-the-Violence-Link-Literature-.pdf 
• E. G. Krug, L. L. Dahlberg, J. A. Mercy, A. B. Zwi and R. Lozano (eds.), World report on violence and health. (World Health Organization 2002) https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/42495/9241545615_eng.pdf?sequence=1 
• National Sheriff’s Association, Animal Cruelty as a Gateway Crime (Office of Community Oriented Policing Services 2018) https://cops.usdoj.gov/RIC/Publications/cops-w0867-pub.pdf 
• G. J. Patronek, J. N. Nathanson and L. Loar (eds.) Animal Hoarding: Structuring Interdisciplinary Responses to Help People, Animals and Communities at Risk (Hoarding of Animals Research Consortium 2006) https://vet.tufts.edu/wp-content/uploads/AngellReport.pdf 

Articles & Chapters:

• R. Alexander, “Wife-battering – An Australian perspective” [1993] 8  Journal of Family Violence 229 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF00988770 
• K. Allen, J. Blascovich and W. B. Mendes, “Cardiovascular reactivity and the presence of pets, friends, and spouses: The truth about cats and dogs” [2002] 64  Psychosomatic Medicine 727 doi: 10.1097/01.psy.0000024236.11538.41   
• C. Amiot, B. Bastian and P. Martens, “People and companion animals: It takes two to tango” [2006] 66. Bioscience 552 https://www.jstor.org/stable/90007627 
• F. R. Ascione, C. V. Weber, T. M. Thompson, J. Heath, M. Maruyama and K. Hayashi, “Battered pets and domestic violence: Animal abuse reported by women experiencing intimate violence and by nonabused women” [2007] 13 Violence Against Women 354 doi: 10.1177/1077801207299201
• M. R. Banks and W. A. Banks,  “The effects of animal-assisted therapy on loneliness in an elderly population in long-term care facilities” [2002] 57 The Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences M428 https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/57.7.M428
• M. J. Breiding and B. S.  Armour, “The association between disability and intimate partner violence in the United States” [2005] 25 Annals of Epidemiology 455 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annepidem.2015.03.017 
• E. Briefer and A. McElligott, “Rescued goats at a sanctuary display a positive mood after former neglect” [2015] 146 Applied Animal Behaviour Science 45 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2013.03.007
• L. Bunting, A. Lazenbatt and I. Wallace, “Information sharing and reporting systems in the UK and Ireland: Professional barriers to reporting child maltreatment concerns” [2010] 19 Child Abuse Review 87 https://doi.org/10.1002/car.1076
• B. Cheers, M. Binell, H. Coleman, I. Gentle, G. Miller, J. Taylor and C. Weetr, “Family violence: An Australian Indigenous community tells its story” [2006] 49 International Social Work 51 https://doi.org/10.1177/0020872806059401
• K. Corvo and P. J. Johnson, “Vilification of the “batterer”: How blame shapes domestic violence policy and interventions” [2003] 8 Aggression and Violent Behavior 259. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1359-1789(01)00060-X
• C. Crockett, B. Brandl and F. C. Dabby, “Survivors in the margins: The invisibility of violence against older women” [2015] 27 Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect 291 doi:10.1080/08946566.2015.1090361 
• C. P. Flynn “Woman’s best friend: Pet abuse and the role of companion animals in the lives of battered women” [2000] 6 Violence Against Women 162 https://doi.org/10.1177/10778010022181778
• J. Fook “The Meaning of Animals in Women’s Lives: The importance of the ‘domestic’ realm to social work” in T. Ryan (ed.) Animals in social work: Why and How they matter. (Palgrave Macmillan 2014).
• E. Friedman, H. Son and C. Tsai. “The animal/human bond: Health and wellness” in A. Fine (ed.),  Handbook on animal-assisted therapy: Theoretical foundations and guidelines for practice (Oxford Academic Press 2010).
• B. Gallagher, M. Alle and B. Jones, “Animal abuse and intimate partner violence: researching the link and its significance in Ireland – a veterinary perspective” [2008] 61 Irish Veterinary Journal 658. https://doi.org/10.1186/2046-0481-61-10-658
• S. Holt, H. Buckley and S. Whelan, “The impact of exposure to domestic violence on children and young people: A review of the literature” [2008] 32 Child Abuse & Neglect 797
• A. Hovorka, “The gender, place and culture Jan Monk distinguished annual lecture: Feminism and animals: Exploring interspecies relations through intersectionality, performativity and standpoint” [2015] 22 Gender, Place & Culture 1. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2008.02.004 
• C. Humphreys, “Domestic violence and child protection: Exploring the role of perpetrator risk assessments” [2007] 12 Child & Family Social Work 360 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2206.2006.00464.x
• B. Jegatheesan, M. J. Enders-Slegers, E. Ormerod and P. Boyden, “Uniderstanding the Link between Animal Cruelty and Family Violence: The Bioecological System Model” [2020] 17 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 3116. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17093116
• L. Kelly and N. Westmarland, “Naming and defining ‘domestic violence’: Lessons from research with violent men” [2016] 112 Feminist Review 113 https://doi.org/10.1057/fr.2015.52
• M. McKay, “The link between domestic violence and child abuse: Assessment and treatment considerations” [1994] 71 Child Welfare 29 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8299407/ 
• F. McMillan “Behavioral and psychological outcomes for dogs sold as puppies through pet stores and/or born in commercial breeding establishments: Current knowledge and putative causes” [2017] 19  Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research 14 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jveb.2017.01.001
• L. Michau, J. Horn, A. Bank, M. Dutt and C. Zimmerman “Prevention of violence against women and girls: Lessons from practice”. [2015] 385  The Lancet 1672 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(14)61797-9 
• C. Morle and J. Fook, “The importance of pet loss and some implications for services” [2005] 10 Mortality 127 https://doi.org/10.1080/13576270412331329849
• M. L. Morrison, “Health benefits of animal-assisted interventions” [2007] 12 Complementary Health Practice Review 51. https://doi.org/10.1177/1533210107302397
• N. A. Pachana, J. H. Ford, B. Andrew and A. J. Dobson, “Relations between companion animals and self-reported health in older women: Cause, effect or artifact?” [2005] 12 International Journal of Behavioral Medicine 103 doi: 10.1207/s15327558ijbm1202_8 
• M, L. Petersen and D. P Farrington, “Cruelty to animals and violence to people” [2007] 2 Victims and Offenders 21 https://doi.org/10.1080/15564880600934187
• W. D. Riggs, N. Taylor, T. Signal, H. Fraser and C. Donovan, “People of diverse genders and/or sexualities and their animal companions: Experience of family violence in a bi-national sample” [2018] online first Journal of Family Issues https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260518771681

Videos:

• From Animal Abuse to Domestic Violence – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pptFSa_Cys
• The Link Between Animal Abuse and Domestic Violence – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3H6yHRgCEw 

Web:

• Sarah Watts, ‘First they tortured animals, then they turned to humans’ (A&E, 17 August 2021)  <https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/first-they-tortured-animals-then-they-turned-to-humans> accessed 18 August 2022
• Animal Welfare Institute, ‘Safe Havens Mapping Project for pets of domestic violence’ <https://safehavensforpets.org/> accessed 18 August 2022
• Coordinadora de Profesionales por la Prevención de Abusos, ‘Estudios y Recursos’ <https://coppaprevencion.org/category/estudios-y-recursos/> accessed 18 August 2022
• My Saving Grace, ‘The link between domestic violence and animal abuse’ <http://www.mysavinggrace.org.au/index.html> accessed 18 August 2022
• National Link Coalition ‘Working together to stop violence against people and animals’ <http://nationallinkcoalition.org/> accessed 18 August 2022
• Charlie Robinson and Victoria Clausen, ‘The Link Between Animal Cruelty and Human Violence’  (FBI, 10 August 2021)  <https://leb.fbi.gov/articles/featured-articles/the-link-between-animal-cruelty-and-human-violence> accessed 18 August 2022 
• The Humane Society of the United States, ‘Animal cruelty and human violence FAQ’ <https://www.humanesociety.org/resources/animal-cruelty-and-human-violence-faq> accessed 18 August 2022
• The Humane Society of United States, ‘Animal cruelty facts and stats’ <https://www.humanesociety.org/resources/animal-cruelty-facts-and-stats> accessed 18 August 2022 
• Special reports team, ‘Animal Abuse Statistics’ (Veterinarians, 30 March 2022)   <https://www.veterinarians.org/animal-abuse-statistics/> accessed 18 August 2022