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Animal deaths on screen: film & ethics
Contributor(s):: Creed, B.
Do animals understand death? How does the cinema represent death? The concept of death has played a crucial role in anthropocentric discussions of the representation of human/animal relationships in cultural practices. This paper will explore the representation of animals and death in the cinema...
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Elephant slaves and pampered parrots: Exotic animals and their meanings in eighteenth-century France
Contributor(s):: Robbins, Louise Enders
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Re-ordering the natural world: Human-animal relations in a Canadian urban setting
Contributor(s):: Sabloff, Annabelle
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A Boy and His Dog: Canine Companions and the Proto-Erotics of Youth
Contributor(s):: Tribunella, Eric L.
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The evaluation of an equine-assisted therapy programme with a group of boys in a youth care facility
Contributor(s):: Boshoff, Christa, Grobler, Herman, Nienaber, Alida
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Serenity inspired voices : experiences of solution focused animal assisted therapy with culturally diverse clients
Contributor(s):: Kappelman, Jacqueline L.
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Pet dogs as sentinels for environmental contamination
Contributor(s):: Backer, L. C., Grindem, C. B., Corbett, W. T., Cullins, L., Hunter, J. L.
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Integrative Treatment of Pediatric Obesity: Psychological and Spiritual Considerations
Contributor(s):: Boisvert, Jennifer A., Harrell, W. Andrew
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Reframing Menstruation in India: Metamorphosis of the Menstrual Taboo With the Changing Media Coverage
Contributor(s):: Yagnik, Arpan Shailesh
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Understanding the Human-Animal Bond: Implications for Practice with Community-Living Older Adults
Contributor(s):: Callahan, Ann M., Brotherton, Regina, Vakalahi, Halaevalu F. Ofahengaue, Simpson, Gaynell M., Giunta, Nancy
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Animal Madness: A Natural History of Disorder
Contributor(s):: Braitman, Laurel
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Assessing the preparedness of the veterinary profession to communicate with limited English proficient Spanish-speaking pet owners
Contributor(s):: Landau, Ruth Ellen
The purpose of the present study was to assess the preparedness of the veterinary profession to communicate with limited English proficient Spanish-speaking pet owners (LEP SSPOs). Results of surveys with 393 Latino pet owners, 383 small animal veterinarians and staff, and over 2000 veterinary...
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The connection between domestic violence and animal cruelty in Puerto Rico: An anthropological study
Contributor(s):: Vazquez Soto, Nancy Y.
Violence against women is one of Puerto Rico’s most critical social problems and for this reason, anthropological thought is critically necessary. Some women in Puerto Rico are vulnerable to situations of violence and control through domestic violence while their animals become involved in...
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Ancient camelids in the Old World - between Arabia and Europe
Contributor(s):: Mashkour, M., Beech, M.
This special issue contains topics on the history, use and value of camels in different areas of the world, including Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Romania, Hungary and Serbia.
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Tainted food and the Icarus complex: psychoanalysing consumer discontent from Oyster Middens to Oryx and Crake
Contributor(s):: Zwart, H.
In hyper-modern society, food has become a source of endemic discontent. Many food products are seen as 'tainted'; literally, figuratively or both. A psychoanalytic approach, I will argue, may help us to come to terms with our alimentary predicaments. What I envision is a 'depth ethics' (the...
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Pets impact on quality of life, a case study
Contributor(s):: Bakerjian, Debra
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Form of Life in Wittgenstein's Later Work
Contributor(s):: Garver, Newton
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Naturecultures? Science, Affect and the Non-human
Contributor(s):: Latimer, Joanna, Miele, Mara
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A god forsaken: the sacred bear in Andean iconography and cosmology
Contributor(s):: Paisley, Susanna
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An animal in the exact meaning of the word
Contributor(s):: Wróblewski, Filip
