Generality of deviance hypothesis, xxxiii, 14-15, 75-80, 141-142

Gerry, Elbridge T., xxi

Graduation hypothesis, xxxiii, 14-15, 73-80, 105-106, 120-122, 140-141

H

House Resolution, 286, xxix

Human Exemptionalism Paradigm (HEP), 2-4

Humane societies, xxi, 39

Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), xxxi, 8

Humane treatment principle, 38-39, 52

Human-nonhuman animal bond, 44

I

Independent variables, 22

International Society for Anthrozoology (ISAZ), 9

K

Kant, Immanuel, 38

L

Legal status of animals (see also Anti-cruelty laws), 8, 47-49, 51-53, 58-59, 116-117, 142, 148

Life course theory, 93-95

M

Man's best friend, 40

Masculinities hypothesis, xxxiv, 14, 16, 136-138, 142

Masculinity, 130-131

N

National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), 87-88

National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS), 86

Neutralization theory, 92

New Ecological Paradigm (NEP), 3-4

New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (NY-SPCA), xx, xxi

Nonhuman (see also Animal), 19

P

Partner abuse and animal abuse (see also Animal abuse and partner abuse), 97-104, 107-109

Partner abuse and child abuse, 112

Partner abuse offender index, 29-30, 96, 104, 121, 123, 134, 137

Partner abuse victim index, 30-31, 96, 110, 134

Partner abuse, findings, 104-109

Partner victimization, 109-113

Pet ownership, 35, 134-137

Pet sheltering programs, 103

Positivism, xv

Protection orders, 103

Psychologists for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PSYETA), 9

R

Retrospective bias, 18

Routine activities theory, 91

S

Self-control theory, 92

Social control theory, 92