Annotated Bibliography (first 3 sources)

Annotated Bibliography

"Domestic Violence and Animal Cruelty." ASPCA. np. nd. Web. 20 Mar. 2009.

This article is featured on the ASPCA website. The author’s purpose is to inform the audience about the facts and statistics between the link of domestic violence and animal abuse. Anyone interested or needing to know more about how domestic violence and animal abuse are related can find this article beneficial. The link between domestic violence and abuse against animals can be made clear through this article. The large numbers show the proof, and there are facts present to support those statistics. Also included in the article are ways in which the ASPCA is taking preventative measures in order to keep victims of battery and their pets together. This source is to be used when specific data and statistics are needed in my paper when discussing how domestic abuse and animal abuse are related.

Febres, Jeniimarie. "Adulthood Animal Abuse Among Men Arrested for Domestic Violence." Violence Against Women 20. 9 (2014): 1059-1077. Web. 20 Mar 2015.

This article is found in the Violence Against Women Journal. The author demonstrates how intimate partner violence (otherwise called domestic violence) and how adulthood animal abuse are related. People researching the link between domestic violence and animal abuse can benefit from this article. The article includes an examination of 307 men arrested for domestic violence and the percentage of those men that also had a history of animal abuse.This is a very fact filled and useful article, however it may be seen as biased since it only examined men. This article will be used in my paper for further proof about the link between domestic violence and animal abuse.

Gleyzer, R. "Animal Cruelty and Psychiatric Disorders." Jorunal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online 30.2. (2002): np. Web. 20 Mar 2015.

This article is featured in the Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online. The author is informing the audience about APD, antisocial personality disorder, and how many of the diagnosed are also cruel to animals. Anybody who needs to know about how psychiatric disorders play a part in animal cruelty can find use in this article. The article features information on a study conducted on 48 criminals who had a history of APD  and other psychiatric disorders and how animal cruelty is associated with those disorders. This source will be used in my paper to back up facts regarding why people are cruel to animals, psychiatirc disorders being one main reason.