Animal Abuse as an Indicator of Domestic Violence: One Health, One Welfare Approach
Abstract
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Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Material and Methods
3. Animal Cruelty as an Indicator of Domestic Violence
4. Risk Factors for the Development of Animal Cruelty in Children
4.1. Empathy
4.2. Callous-Unemotional Traits
5. Warning Signs of the Potential for Domestic Violence and Animal Abuse
Bestiality
6. Animal Cruelty and Animal Protection Laws
7. One Health, One Welfare Approach
8. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Australia | 52.9% | Volant et al. [2] |
New York | 53% | Carlisle-Frank et al. [66] |
Utah | 54% | Ascione et al. [16] |
Ireland | 57% | Allen et al. [29] |
Texas | 36% | Faver and Strand [21] |
Warning Sign | References |
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MacDonald triad (bedwetting, animal cruelty, setting fires | MacDonald [15]; Felthous and Bernard [125]; Ressler et al. [126] |
Animal cruelty | Pinel [25]; MacDonald [15]; Mead [26]; Rigdon and Tapia [127]; Baldry [78]; Ascione [16,75]; Gallagher et al. [7]; Febres et al. [17]; McDonald et al. [18]; Monsalve et al. [19]; Newberry [20]; McDonald et al. [123] |
Bullying | Rigdon and Tapia [127]; Baldry [78]; Walters [80] |
Destructive behavior | Rigdon and Tapia [127] |
Poor temper control | Rigdon and Tapia [127]; Holoyda and Newman [128] |
Bestiality | Kinsey et al. [129]; Beirne [9]; Fleming et al. [130]; Hensley et al. [131]; Abel [132]; Hensley et al. [133]; Henderson et al. [93]; Holoyda and Newman [134] |
Compulsive lying | Rigdon and Tapia [127] |
Lack of empathy | Jolliffe and Farrington [111,112]; Hartman et al. [30] |
Cruelty, insensitivity | Barry et al. [120]; Frick et al. [36]; Muñoz et al. [72]; Hartman et al. [30] |
Aggressive or violent tendencies | Barry et al. [120]; Frick et al. [36]; Gupta [135] |
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Mota-Rojas, D.; Monsalve, S.; Lezama-García, K.; Mora-Medina, P.; Domínguez-Oliva, A.; Ramírez-Necoechea, R.; Garcia, R.d.C.M. Animal Abuse as an Indicator of Domestic Violence: One Health, One Welfare Approach. Animals 2022, 12, 977. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12080977
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