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Episode 28
The Link with Ken Shapiro
Episode 28 :The Link, with Ken Shapiro
Welcome to a special mini-episode of the anthrozoology podcast. Today we are discussing interventions developed for the treatment of juvenile and adult animal abusers. Our guest is Dr. Ken Shapiro, the founder of the Animals and Society Institute, and a clinical psychologist focused on the assessment and treatment of juveniles and adults who abuse animals. Trigger warning, this episode discusses animal neglect and abuse and may be troubling to some listeners.
We are honoured to welcome our podcast guest, Dr. Ken Shapiro. Dr. Shapiro is a clinical psychologist, focused on the assessment and treatment of juveniles and adults who abuse animals. He is also ta co-founder and President of the board of the Animals & Society Institute, a founding editor of Society and Animals journal and the Brill Human-animal Studies book series, and the co-founding editor of the Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Trigger warning, this episode discusses animal neglect and abuse, and may be troubling to some listeners.
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PodCrew
Dr. Kris Hill PhD Candidate, University of Exeter kh458@exeter.ac.uk https://katzenlife.wordpress.com/
Dr. Michelle Szydlowski ms835@exeter.ac.uk www.internationalelephants.org @intl_elephants
Sarah Oxley Heaney PhD Candidate, University of Exeter sh750@exeter.ac.uk hwww.kissingsharks.com/
Podlet Guest:
Dr Ken Shapiro, https://www.linkedin.com/in/animalsandsociety/.
Ken's most recent book is The Assessment and Treatment of Children who Abuse Animals: The AniCare® Approach.
References:
The AniCare Approach: https://ndaa.org/resource/the-anicare-approach-for-treating-animal-abusers/
Animals & Society Institute: https://www.animalsandsociety.org/
Ascione, F. R., and Shapiro, K. (2009) People and animals, kindness and cruelty: Research directions and policy implications. Journal of Social Issues 65(3): 569–587.
Desomond’s Law: https://libguides.law.uconn.edu/c.php?g=923213&p=6653929
Shapiro, K. (2016). The Identification, Assessment, and Treatment of Adults Who Abuse Animals: The AniCare Approach. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-319-27362-4