Anthropology, sociology, and history

Conceptualising animal abuse with an antisocial behaviour framework.

anthrozoology — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 09:54:05 +1000

Conceptualising animal abuse with an antisocial behaviour framework. (Special issue: Minding animals: Emerging issues concerning our relationships with other animals.)

Human-pet dynamics in cross-cultural perspective.

anthrozoology — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 14:47:29 +1000

Gray, P. B.; Young, S. M.;

Could empathy for animals have been an adaptation in the evolution of Homo sapiens?

anthrozoology — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 14:13:39 +1100

Kirkwood, J. K.; Weddell, S.; Hubrecht, R. C.; Wickens, S. M.

The Magic of Animals: English Witch Trials in the Perspective of Folklore

anthrozoology — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:06:22 +1100

Sax, Boria

Anthrozoos: A Multidisciplinary Journal of The Interactions of People & Animals, Volume 22, Number 4, December 2009

This article looks at familiars in a context of folklore. Possible precedents for familiars include shamanic animal helpers, mascots of deities or saints, and local spirits, all of which are usually classified by folklorists as "grateful animals." Stories of witches and familiars are in the mainstream of European folklore, and their sole novelty lies in the fact that those figures were demonized.

Good to Pet and Eat: The Keeping and Consuming of Dogs and Cats in South Korea

anthrozoology — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:34:33 +1100

Journal of Social Issues, Vol. 65, No. 3, 2009, pp. 615--632

All Creatures Great and Small: New Perspectives on Psychology and Human-Animal Interactions

anthrozoology — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:13:21 +1100

Journal of Social Issues, Vol. 65, No. 3, 2009, pp. 451--461

"A Gentle Work Horse Would Come in Right Handy": Animals in Ozark Agroecology

anthrozoology — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 13:37:09 +1000

Campbell, Brian C.

Anthrozoos: A Multidisciplinary Journal of The Interactions of People & Animals, Volume 22, Number 3, September 2009 , pp. 239-253(15)

Abstract:

Agricultural scientists now acknowledge the wisdom and practicality behind traditional (agro)ecological knowledge (TEK). Integration of TEK into contemporary organic agricultural systems is complicated, however, by the fact that agronomists, social scientists, and extension agents began systematically eradicating traditional practices decades ago in the name of modernization.

An Archaeological and Historical Review of the Relationships between Felids and People

anthrozoology — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 13:33:13 +1000

Faure, Eric; Kitchener, Andrew C.

Anthrozoos: A Multidisciplinary Journal of The Interactions of People & Animals, Volume 22, Number 3, September 2009 , pp. 221-238(18)

Abstract:

A review of the archaeological and historical records reveals several lines of evidence that people have had close relationships with felids. Almost 40% of felid species have been tamed on all continents, excluding Europe and Oceania, but only one species was domesticated.

Exploring ethical brand extensions and consumer buying behaviour: the RSPCA and the "Freedom Food" brand.

anthrozoology — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 13:36:43 +1100

Morven G. McEachern, Monika J.A. Schro¨der , Joyce Willock, Jeryl Whitelock, Roger Mason

Purpose - This paper aims to explore ethical purchasing behaviours and attitudes, relating to the Royal Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals(RSPCA) and their brand-extension "Freedom Food".

Design/methodology/approach - A mixed methodology was adopted. This involved both in-depth interviews with 30 consumers and a postalsurvey of 1,000 consumers. Beliefs, attitudes, normative and control issues were measured within the context of the theory of planned behaviour (TPB).Structural equation modelling was used to explore a series of dependence relationships simultaneously.Findings - Overall, consumers' moral obligations towards food-animals as well as consumer location are confirmed as influencing ethical brandchoice. Both variables provide additional predictive capability improvements, raising the percentage of explained variance by 28 per cent to 80 per cent.The RSPCA's brand extension is clearly successful in terms of the positive, association value between the parent brand and the extended brand.However, market opportunities to increase market potential exist. These opportunities are discussed.Originality/value - Despite the plethora of brand extensions amongst conventional fast-moving consumer goods, the success of the brand extensionconcept remains unexplored amongst ethical products. Similarly, within the ethical consumption literature the majority of ethical research focuses eitheron environmental issues or Fair Trade purchasing behaviour, with much less attention given to societal concern for animal welfare. Additional originalityis gained by exploring consumer purchase activities of "Freedom Food" branded meat by adopting the TPB as a theoretical framework.

Politics, press and the performing animals controversy in early twentieth-century Britain.

anthrozoology — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 14:39:51 +1100

Wilson, D. A. H.

Anthrozoos. 2008. 21: 4, 317-337.

During 1921 and 1922, before the passage of the Performing Animals (Regulation) Act in 1925, a British parliamentary Select Committee undertook a detailed investigation into the degree to which animal performances in the circus and on the music-hall stage depended on cruelty. The investigation took place against a background of intense public interest that had been stimulated by the emergence of a new pressure group, the Performing Animals' Defence League. This paper examines the nature of political and press interests in the surrounding controversy and the detail of political involvement in a prolonged public dispute that suddenly arose after the war and was kept on the boil by fulminations in the national and trade press and on the floor of Parliament. As sides were taken, the motives, characteristics, and contributions of politicians and press are discussed, together with the debates contributing to the legislation and its aftermath.