Silent Victims

Pamela Carlisle-Frank is the President and primary researcher at The Foundation for Interdisciplinary Research and Education Promoting Animal Welfare [FIREPAW, Inc.]. She has a Ph.D. in Behavioral and Social Sciences from the University of California. Co-Author Tom Flanagan, a retired Boston law enforcement officer, is the founder and Vice President of the Link-UP Program, an educational network linking law enforcement, animal control, social services, and other municipal agencies to stop animal abuse.

• Chapter 1 PrefaceChapter 2 IntroductionChapter 3 ForewordChapter 4 AcknowledgmentsChapter 5 1. Sticks and stones will break their bones: Why we all need to get involved in stopping animal abuseChapter 6 2. Where silent victims frequently come from: What we know about animal abuse in a violent homeChapter 7 3. When the prepetrator is a battererChapter 8 4. When the perpetrator is a child or an adolescentChapter 9 5. The neglected animalChapter 10 6. When it stops being love and starts to be hoardingChapter 11 7. It takes a village: Obstacles and solutions to stopping animal hoarding in your neighborhoodChapter 12 8. Recognizing red flags and finding those who need helpChapter 13 9. Partnering and seeking solutions for abused animalsChapter 14 10. Getting started: Resources for speaking out and helping silent victims

It [Silent Victims] is a must-read and an important addition to our field, unique in its combination of academic and 'in the trenches' perspectives.