Contents Editors’ Introduction Jennifer Maher, Harriet Pierpoint and Piers Beirne Part I The Abuse of Domesticated Animals Breeding and Selling of Companion Animals James Yeates and David Bowles 15 Physical Cruelty of Companion Animals Arnold Arluke and Leslie Irvine 39 Animal Sexual Assault Piers Beirne, Jennifer Maher and Harriet Pierpoint 59 Animal Neglect Angus Nurse 87 Animal Hoarding Arnold Arluke, Gary Patronek, Randall Lockwood and Allison Cardona 107 Status Dogs Jennifer Maher, Harriet Pierpoint and Claire Lawson 131 vii