‘The Only Monsters here are the Filmmakers’: Animal cruelty and death in Italian Cannibal Films

2016 ◽  
pp. 191-206
Author(s):  
Mark Bernard
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Animal Cruelty ◽  
Animal Abuse ◽  
Factory Farms

Many contemporary horror filmmakers pride themselves on violating taboos in their films, especially taboos concerning violence. However, there is a line that even many of the most hardened filmmakers refuse to cross: violence against animals. In fact, some horror filmmakers have spoken out against animal abuse. For instance, heavy metal musician-turned-horror filmmaker Rob Zombie… teamed up with the organisation People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) in 2007 to record a message for their ‘Thanksgiving Hotline’, a ‘compassionate alternative’ to the Butterball Turkey Talk Line that offers tips on turkey preparation. Zombie is a self-described ‘ethical vegetarian’ and as such his contribution details the cruelty and mistreatment to which turkeys are subjected in Butterball’s factory farms (PETA, 2007). In 2009 another horror filmmaker, Eli Roth, director of the Hostel films (2006–7), appeared in a promotional spot for PETA.

Recurrent Childhood Animal Cruelty and Its Link to Recurrent Adult Interpersonal Violence

2017 ◽  
Vol 62 (8) ◽  
pp. 2345-2356 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caleb E. Trentham ◽  
Christopher Hensley ◽  
Christina Policastro
Keyword(s):  
Interpersonal Violence ◽  
Animal Cruelty ◽  
Outcome Variable ◽  
Animal Abuse ◽  
Southern State ◽  
Medium Security ◽  
Potential Link ◽  
Violent Acts ◽  
Using Data

In the early 1960s, researchers began to examine the potential link between childhood animal cruelty and future interpersonal violence. Findings since then have been inconsistent in establishing a relationship between the two. This may be due to researchers failing to measure the recurrency of childhood animal abuse and the recurrency of later violent acts committed in adulthood. The current study, using data from 257 inmates at a medium-security prison in a Southern state, is a replication of research conducted by Tallichet and Hensley, and Hensley, Tallichet, and Dutkiewicz, which examined this recurrency issue. The only statistically significant predictor of recurrent adult interpersonal violence in this study was recurrent childhood animal cruelty. Inmates who engaged in recurrent childhood animal cruelty were more likely to commit recurrent adult interpersonal violence. Respondents’ race, education, and childhood residence were not significant predictors of the outcome variable.

An Investigation into the Association between the Witnessing of Animal Abuse and Adolescents' Behavior toward Animals

2006 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 221-243 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelly Thompson ◽  
Eleonora Gullone
Keyword(s):  
Animal Cruelty ◽  
Peer Mentors ◽  
Frequency Data ◽  
Animal Abuse ◽  
Sibling Abuse ◽  
Humane Education ◽  
Nonhuman Animals ◽  
History Of

AbstractResearch (Baldry, 2003; Flynn, 1999, 2000a; Henry, 2004) has linked witnessing abuse to nonhuman animals with the committal of such acts. This study reports frequency data based on adolescents' self-reported witnessing of animal abuse and involvement in animal-directed behaviors. The study investigates associations between witnessing abuse and engaging in both positive and negative animal-directed behaviors. 281 adolescents, 12-18 years of age, completed measures of animal cruelty and the humane treatment of animals. As predicted, the study found a history of witnessing animal abuse associated with significantly higher levels of animal cruelty. The study reported significantly higher levels of cruelty for those who had witnessed a friend, relative, parent, or sibling abuse an animal and significantly lower levels for those who had witnessed a stranger abuse an animal. Participants who "Frequently" witnessed animal abuse reported significantly higher levels of cruelty than those who viewed abuse "A few times". There was no association found between humane treatment of animals and the witnessing of animal abuse. Positive influences, peer mentors and humane education, would help to combat this cycle of abuse.

Human–animal connections: Recent findings on the anthrozoology of cruelty

2006 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 230-231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harold Herzog ◽  
Arnold Arluke
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Interpersonal Violence ◽  
Animal Cruelty ◽  
Social Aspects ◽  
Animal Abuse ◽  
Human Animal ◽  
Shed Light

Recent findings in anthrozoology – the study of human–animal interactions – shed light on psychological and social aspects of cruelty. Here we briefly discuss four areas that connect animal cruelty and cruelty directed toward humans: (1) voices of perpetrators and their audiences, (2) gender differences in cruelty, (3) cruelty as play, and (4) the putative relationship between animal abuse and interpersonal violence.

From Animal Abuse to Interhuman Violence? A Critical Review of the Progression Thesis

2004 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Piers Beirne
Keyword(s):  
Research Program ◽  
Critical Review ◽  
Social Practices ◽  
Animal Cruelty ◽  
Animal Abuse ◽  
Conceptual Clarity

AbstractThis paper reviews evidence of a progression from animal abuse to interhuman violence. It finds that the "progression thesis" is supported not by a coherent research program but by disparate studies often lacking methodological and conceptual clarity. Set in the context of a debate about the theoretical adequacy of concepts like "animal abuse" and "animal cruelty," it suggests that the link between animal abuse and interhuman violence should be sought not only in the personal biographies of those individuals who abuse animals but also in those institutionalized social practices where animal abuse is routine, widespread, and socially acceptable.

Behind a veil of secrecy: animal abuse, factory farms, and Ag-Gag legislation

2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 230-249 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pamela Fiber-Ostrow ◽  
Jarret S. Lovell
Keyword(s):  
Animal Abuse ◽  
Factory Farms

scholarly journals Culture, Reform Politics, and Future Directions: A Review of China’s Animal Protection Challenge

2013 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter J. Li ◽  
Gareth Davey
Keyword(s):  
Development Strategy ◽  
Animal Cruelty ◽  
Western China ◽  
Animal Abuse ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Animal Protection ◽  
Chinese Thought ◽  
Nonhuman Animals ◽  
Reform Politics ◽  
The Subject

Abstract Incidents of animal abuse in China attract worldwide media attention. Is China culturally inclined to animal cruelty, or is the country’s development strategy a better explanation? This article addresses the subject of animal protection in China, a topic that has been ignored for too long by Western China specialists. A review of ancient Chinese thought asks whether China lacks a legacy of compassion for animals. The article then considers how China’s reform politics underlie the animal welfare crisis. Through its discussion of the welfare crisis impacting nonhuman animals in China, this paper sheds light on the enormity of the country’s animal protection challenge. It concludes with an optimistic prediction for the future, despite the obstacles that remain in the way of animal protection policy change.

Unraveling the Methods of Childhood and Adolescent Cruelty to Nonhuman Animals

2005 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 91-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suzanne Tallichet ◽  
Christopher Hensley ◽  
Stephen Singer
Keyword(s):  
Situational Factors ◽  
Animal Cruelty ◽  
Growing Up ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Animal Abuse ◽  
Maximum Security ◽  
Potential Link ◽  
Male Inmates ◽  
Demographic Attributes ◽  
Cover Up

AbstractStudies investigating the specific methods for committing nonhuman animal cruelty have only begun to expose the complexities of this particular form of violence. This study used a sample of 261 male inmates surveyed at both medium- and maximum-security prisons. The study examined the influence of demographic attributes (race, education, and residence while growing up). It also examined situational factors (was the abuse committed alone, did abuser try to conceal the act, was abuser upset by the abuse, what was the perpetrator's age at initial animal cruelty, how frequent was the animal abuse?) and specific methods of animal cruelty (shooting, drowning, hitting or kicking, choking, burning, sex). Regression analyses revealed that white inmates tended to shoot animals more frequently than did non-whites and were less likely to be upset or cover up their actions. Respondents who had sex with animals were more likely to have acted alone and to conceal their cruelty toward animals. However, we failed to find support for a potential link between childhood and adolescent animal cruelty methods and later violence against humans.

scholarly journals Criminological aspects of animal abuse

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 84-99
Author(s):  
Ines Vrečko
Keyword(s):  
Defense Mechanisms ◽  
Social Institutions ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Public Perceptions ◽  
Animal Cruelty ◽  
Animal Abuse ◽  
Contributing Factors ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Pain And Suffering ◽  
Legal Frameworks

Taking into consideration the complexity of animal cruelty, problems with its varying definitions which depend on legal frameworks, social norms, cultural and public perceptions and many possible approaches to the issue of animal cruelty, this paper will focus only on active cruelty (acts of commission), i.e. the intention to harm an animal and cause pain and suffering. It will study the phenomenon as a multi-indicator for violence. Regardless of whether animal abuse is treated as a criminal offence or a misdemeanor or if it is absent from the legal framework altogether, it represents a complex phenomenon present in both children and adults. This abuse affects families and a wide range of social institutions, not only harming animals but also indicating various inter-personal types of violence and individual behavioral disorders. This paper explores intersectional and interdisciplinary research on animal abuse, its connection to subsequent adult or concurrent domestic violence and child abuse, contributing factors such as defense mechanisms and the roles of empathy and remorse. Understanding animal cruelty as a part of human violence and as a sign of serious concern for the welfare of both animals and humans is a first step towards building sustainable social policies.

scholarly journals Understanding the Link between Animal Cruelty and Family Violence: The Bioecological Systems Model

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (9) ◽  
pp. 3116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brinda Jegatheesan ◽  
Marie-Jose Enders-Slegers ◽  
Elizabeth Ormerod ◽  
Paula Boyden
Keyword(s):  
Family Violence ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Strong Predictor ◽  
Animal Cruelty ◽  
Animal Abuse ◽  
Contributing Factors ◽  
Human Patient ◽  
Systems Model ◽  
Using Data

Violence towards animals and violence towards people are often interconnected problems, and as such, this phenomenon has been termed the Link. Violence towards animals is a strong predictor that the abuser may inflict violence on people. However, it must not be assumed this is always the case. Professionals treating an animal or a human patient/client who has been subjected to abuse are uniquely situated to act in the role of ‘first responders’ when they suspect or recognize animal abuse, human abuse, or family violence. To more fully understand the Link the authors introduce Bronfenbrenner’s bioecological systems model through which to examine the complexity of the problem. Using data from earlier studies in which they interviewed police officers, other law enforcers, veterinarians, social workers, and community and family members, the authors discuss the correlation between animal cruelty and family violence. Furthermore, they examine how Bronfenbrenner’s bioecological systems model has the potential to better support animal and human health and welfare professionals in the identification of strategies for animals and humans caught in abusive settings. The authors recommend that these professionals become familiar with the bioecological systems model, which will enable them to better understand the psychological problems of animal cruelty and family violence and the different bioecological contributing factors. The authors emphasize transdisciplinary collaboration as vital in the recognition, prevention, and protection of animal and human victims trapped in family violence.

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