Click Here to Download: https://ouo.io/mdchiG Just a Dog Animal Cruelty, Self, and Society By: Arnold Arluke Publisher: Temple University Press Print ISBN: 9781592134717, 1592134718 eText ISBN: 9781592134731, 1592134734 Copyright year: 2006 Format: PDF Available from $ 30.95 USD SKU 9781592134731 Psychiatrists define cruelty to animals as a psychological problem or personality disorder. Legally, animal cruelty is described by a list of behaviors. In Just a Dog, Arnold Arluke argues that our current constructs of animal cruelty are decontextualized—imposed without regard to the experience of the groups committing the act. Yet those who engage in animal cruelty have their own understandings of their actions and of themselves as actors. In this fascinating book, Arluke probes those understandings and reveals the surprising complexities of our relationships with animals. Just a Dog draws from interviews with more than 250 people, including humane agents who enforce cruelty laws, college students who tell stories of childhood abuse of animals, hoarders who chronically neglect the welfare of many animals, shelter workers who cope with the ethics of euthanizing animals, and public relations experts who use incidents of animal cruelty for fundraising purposes. Through these case studies, Arluke shows how the meaning of cruelty reflects and helps to create identities and ideologies. Additional ISBNs 9781592134724, 1592134726
