The ultimate reference book for anyone concerned about the all too common acts of deadly violence committed by youth. Recent reports claim that both Colorado shooters had a history of animal cruelty. Animal cruelty is often a precurser to other acts of violence including child, spouse or partner and elder abuse. This book gives professionals, students and concerned citizens an understanding of that connectedness and emphasizes the need for a hoslistic approach to violence prevention.
This book is the ideal graduation gift for anyone earning degrees in psychology, criminology, social work, education, or anthropology. It is a must read for veterinary and medical school graduates. The perfect end-of-the-year teacher appreciation ... Read More:
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The ultimate reference book for anyone concerned about the all too common acts of deadly violence committed by youth. Recent reports claim that both Colorado shooters had a history of animal cruelty. Animal cruelty is often a precurser to other acts of violence including child, spouse or partner and elder abuse. This book gives professionals, students and concerned citizens an understanding of that connectedness and emphasizes the need for a hoslistic approach to violence prevention.
This book is the ideal graduation gift for anyone earning degrees in psychology, criminology, social work, education, or anthropology. It is a must read for veterinary and medical school graduates. The perfect end-of-the-year teacher appreciation ... Read More:
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As someone who has carried out scientific experiments on animals I approached this book with a healthy degree of scepticism. Normally I find the 'scientific' (as opposed to moral) arguments against animal research fairly uncompelling. However I was able to agree with much of the central argument, including the scandalous lack of human postmortem research, the futility of toxicity testing in whole animals and even the thesis that animals tend to provide poor models of human disease.
In fact you would think that the book shows that animal experimentation is indeed wholly unecessary for medical research. Unfortunately it never addresses the status of animals in basic scientific research in physiology, fulfilling roles something that simply cannot be ... Read More:
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As someone who has carried out scientific experiments on animals I approached this book with a healthy degree of scepticism. Normally I find the 'scientific' (as opposed to moral) arguments against animal research fairly uncompelling. However I was able to agree with much of the central argument, including the scandalous lack of human postmortem research, the futility of toxicity testing in whole animals and even the thesis that animals tend to provide poor models of human disease.
In fact you would think that the book shows that animal experimentation is indeed wholly unecessary for medical research. Unfortunately it never addresses the status of animals in basic scientific research in physiology, fulfilling roles something that simply cannot be ... Read More:
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Offers a great insight into the lives and intelligence of dolphins in a simple to read format. Although personnally I dont think it was as good as 'Listening to Whales' by Alexandra Morton it is still a great read. Would definatly recomend, but be prepared to feel very guilty if you ever watched 'Flipper'. A real eye-opener.
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