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| Foreword | |
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| Preface | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Animal Cruelty and Societal Violence: A Brief Look Back from the Front | |
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| Protecting Children and Animals from Abuse: A Trans-Species Concept of Caring | |
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| Evolutions | |
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| The Evolution of Animal Welfare as a Human Welfare Concern | |
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| Working Out the Beast: An Alternative History of Western Humaneness | |
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| The Abuse of Animals and Human Interpersonal Violence: Making the Connection | |
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| Another Weapon for Combating Family Violence: Prevention of Animal Abuse | |
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| Connections--Child Abuse | |
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| Abuse of Children and Abuse of Animals: Using the Links to Inform Child Assessment and Protection | |
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| Taking Animal Abuse Seriously: A Human Services Perspective | |
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| The Link's Direct Connection to Child Protective Services | |
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| "I'll Only Help You If You Have Two Legs," or, Why Human Service Professionals Should Pay Attention to Cases Involving Cruelty to Animals | |
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| First-Person Account: Cruelty to Animals, Cruelty to Children | |
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| Connections--Domestic Violence | |
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| Animal Abuse and the Victims of Domestic Violence | |
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| Resistance to The Link at a Domestic Violence Shelter | |
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| Animal Abuse and Family Violence | |
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| First-Person Account: Life and Death inside the Cycles of Violence | |
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| First-Person Account: A Survivor Remembers | |
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| First-Person Account: Out of the Ashes ... A Program of Hope | |
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| Connections--Animal Abuse | |
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| The Battered Pet: Signs and Symptoms | |
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| Why The Link Is Important to Animal Care, Animal Control, and Veterinary Personnel | |
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| Should Veterinarians Tell? | |
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| Animal Abuse and Family Violence in a Rural Environment | |
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| The Veterinarian's Role in Recognizing and Reporting Abuse | |
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| A Survey of Veterinarians and a Proposal for Intervention | |
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| Initiating an Animal Abuse Reporting Policy at a Veterinary Teaching Hospital | |
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| The Relevance of Cultural Competence to the Link between Violence to Animals and People | |
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| Legislative and Legal Contexts | |
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| The Prosecutor's Role in Preventing Family Violence | |
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| The Legislator's Perspective on Preventing Family Violence | |
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| Zero Tolerance for Cruelty: An Approach to Enhancing Enforcement of State Anticruelty Laws | |
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| Treating Serious Animal Abuse as a Serious Crime | |
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| Animal Abuse and Law Enforcement | |
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| Cruelty and Abuse to Animals: A Typology | |
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| A Congressional View of the Cycle of Violence | |
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| Statewide Commission Created for Cross-Reporting Legislation | |
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| Applications | |
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| The Challenge of Trying to Promote Kindness to Animals in a Violent Society | |
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| How to Build a Successful Community Coalition | |
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| Starting and Sustaining Effective Community Coalitions | |
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| Green Chimneys: We Give Troubled Children the Gift of Giving | |
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| The Role of Animals in the Emotional and Moral Development of Children | |
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| Forget Me Not Farm: Teaching Gentleness with Gardens and Animals to Children from Violent Homes and Communities | |
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| People and Animals Learning: The PAL Program | |
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| Kids and Critters: An Intervention to Violence | |
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| Animal-Assisted Therapy for Sexually Abused Adolescent Females: The Program at Crossroads | |
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| Making Respect Part of the Curriculum | |
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| Conclusions | |
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| How to Heal the Sickness? Cherish Women, Children, and Animals | |
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| Recommendations | |
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| Contributors | |
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| Index | |