Children and Animals: Kindness and Cruelty: Exploring the reunion of animal and human welfare in the 21st Century
27 July 2004
Professor Frank Ascione, Utah State University , USA
The Centre, in conjunction with Central Queensland University ’s Faculty of Arts, Health and Science’s Visiting Scholars Program was delighted to host a visit from Professor Frank Ascione on 27 July 2004 . Professor Ascione’s presentation tilted Children and Animals: Kindness and Cruelty: Exploring the reunion of animal and human welfare in the 21 st Century was video linked to nine sites in Queensland and one site in Adelaide.
Professor Ascione is a Professor from the Department of Psychology, Utah State University , and a leader in the field of research that explores animal abuse as a predictor or indicator of domestic violence and child abuse. Professor Asci one’s work examines the retrospective and prospective links between cruelty to animals, child abuse and domestic violence, particularly in the area of the potential that humane education has to prevent violence by early intervention into the violent cycle. More recently, he has focused his attention on child and adolescent animal abuse. This research examines the common roots of violence toward people and animals and is directed at identifying an early indicator of at-risk status in children.
Professor Ascione’s powerpoint presentation is available below. Please note that due to the significant file size the presentation has been converted to PDF format. It has also been split into three files so that it is easier to download.
Click here to view a list of links and publications referred to in Professor Ascione’s presentation.
