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Merz-Perez and Heide have given us new and stronger reasons to take animal abuse very seriously. - Randall Lockwood, Ph.D., The Humane Society of the United States, from the Foreword; The book will no doubt become a classic reference in this field. - Frank R. Ascione, Ph.D., Utah State University, from the Afterword

Our understanding of the phenomenon of animal abuse has been advanced significantly by Merz-Perez and Heide's efforts. Their work should attract the attention of students and professionals who work in the fields of psychology, psychiatry, law, criminology, social work, child welfare, and family violence. The interested layperson will also benefit from this book since it presents a thoughtful and concise overview on animal abuse and the characteristics of those who perpetrate it. The book will no doubt become a classic reference in this field... Healing often begins with a journey of understanding-Merz-Perez and Heide have hastened our travel along this path. -- Frank R. Ascione, Ph.D., Utah State University One of the greatest challenges to those of us concerned about crime and violence is that there are so many potential forces at work that can lead an individual down many different paths... This collaboration has brought an original orientation to these issues that has combined careful attention to quantitative method and strongly held concern for the victims of violence, regardless of their species... Ultimately this work, like other important research that has proceeded it, is aimed at better understanding one of the greatest questions we face-the nature and origins of evil... Rarely do such problems arise without warning, but the warnings may be unheeded if the victim is 'only an animal.' Merz-Perez and Heide have given us new and stronger reasons to take animal abuse very seriously. -- Randall Lockwood, Ph.D., The Humane Society of the United States

Our understanding of the phenomenon of animal abuse has been advanced significantly by Merz-Perez and Heide's efforts. Their work should attract the attention of students and professionals who work in the fields of psychology, psychiatry, law, criminology, social work, child welfare, and family violence. The interested layperson will also benefit from this book since it presents a thoughtful and concise overview on animal abuse and the characteristics of those who perpetrate it. The book will no doubt become a classic reference in this field... Healing often begins with a journey of understanding--Merz-Perez and Heide have hastened our travel along this path. -- Frank R. Ascione, Ph.D., Utah State University One of the greatest challenges to those of us concerned about crime and violence is that there are so many potential forces at work that can lead an individual down many different paths... This collaboration has brought an original orientation to these issues that has combined careful attention to quantitative method and strongly held concern for the victims of violence, regardless of their species... Ultimately this work, like other important research that has proceeded it, is aimed at better understanding one of the greatest questions we face--the nature and origins of evil... Rarely do such problems arise without warning, but the warnings may be unheeded if the victim is 'only an animal.' Merz-Perez and Heide have given us new and stronger reasons to take animal abuse very seriously. -- Randall Lockwood, Ph.D., The Humane Society of the United States

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Linda Merz-Perez is the former executive director of the Humane Society of Shelby County, Alabama. She currently serves on the boards of Hand-In-Paw and the SPCA, West Pasco; has served as court-appointed Animal Cruelty Investigative Officer; and has been involved in the field of animal welfare for the last 14 years. Kathleen M. Heide is professor of criminology at the University of South Florida, Tampa, and a licensed mental health counselor. She is an internationally recognized consultant on adolescent homicide, family violence, personality assessment, and juvenile justice, and the author of Why Kids Kill Parents: Child Abuse and Adolescent Homicide (1992) and Young Killers: The Challenge of Juvenile Homicide (1999).

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