Normalizing passive cruelty: The excuses and justifications of animal hoarders

Anthrozoos

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 338-357

  Vaca Guzman, Maria ^a   Arluke, Arnold ^b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal hoarding; Excuses; Justifications; Passive cruelty

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33645949434     PISSN: 08927936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2752/089279305785593947     Document Type: Review

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