Domestic violence and the abuse of pets: Researching the link and its implications in Ireland

Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 167-181

  Allen, Mary ^a   Gallagher, Barbara ^b   Jones, Boyd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b University College ^*

Author keywords

animal abuse; companion animals; domestic violence; pets; violence against women

Indexed keywords

EID: 85050709529     PISSN: 09503153     EISSN: 17424909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09503150600904060     Document Type: Article

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