Animal Abuse and Family Violence
Researching the Interrelationships of Abusive Power

Focuses on the participant's experiences and interpretations of how and why these forms of abuse coexist, and the degree to which the animal abuse perpetrated by their partners was instrumental or expressive.

Chapter 4 - The Multiple Victims of Family Violence 45
The Inclusion of Animal Abuse as a Component of Family Violence 46
The Need for a Comprehensive Approach to Family Violence 49
Forms of Abuse Perpetrated within the Family 51
Theorizing the Coexistence of Animal Abuse and Other Forms of Family Violence 53
Summary 67
Chapter 5 - Research Methodology 69
The Study Design 69
The Study Sample 73
Data Collection 75
Data Analysis 76
Ethical Considerations 82
Summary 84
Chapter 6 - An Analysis of How Animal Abuse and Other Forms of Family Violence Coexist 87
Overview of the Sample and the Forms of Abuse Reported 87
Making Demands, Making Threats, and Taking Action to Get Rid of the Pets 91
Threats to Harm the Pets 97
The Neglect of Pets by Abusive Partners 100
The Psychological Abuse of Pets by Abusive Partners 104
The Physical Abuse of Pets by Abusive Partners 105
The Relationship between Battered Women and Their Pets 113
(Not) Leaving an Abusive Partner When Pets Are Involved 117
Summary 122.