Empathic correlates of witnessing the inhumane killing of an animal: An investigation of single and multiple exposures

Society and Animals

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 243-255

  Daly, Beth ^a   Morton, Larry L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

AAS; Animal abuse; Attitudes; Empathy; Humane education; IRI; Killing animals; Violence graduation

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 50249155351     PISSN: 10631119     EISSN: 15685306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853008X323394     Document Type: Article

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