{"product_id":"brute-force-animal-police-and-the-challenge-of-cruelty-paperback","title":"Brute Force: Animal Police and the Challenge of Cruelty - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eArnold Arluke\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrute Force\u003c\/i\u003e looks at people having the most contact with everyday animal abuse: humane law enforcement officers who are charged with enforcing anti-cruelty statutes. The author spent one year studying 30 \"animal cops\" and dispatchers in two large cities. They see themselves as a power for the helpless, a voice for the mute. On-the-job experience changes this view. Rather than \"fighting the good fight\" against egregious cases of cruelty, they are overwhelmed with complaints that are ambiguous and must be \"stretched\" to qualify as legally defined abuse or with complaints of \"barking dogs\" or \"thin\" pets that are used in interpersonal disputes to get neighbors or spouses into trouble. Even more discouraging to officers are clear-cut and extreme cases of cruelty that do not lead to guilty verdicts or stiff penalties in court. Resulting cynicism is aggravated when rookies realize that they are seen as second-rate \"wannabe\" cops or closet animal \"extremists.\" With little legitimate authority to enforce the law, animal cops become humane educators who try to make people into responsible pet owners.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 175\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.53 x 8.92 x 6.44 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 08, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48054859890947,"sku":"9781557534507","price":30.25,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/9310\/7359\/files\/aoqT3124w9781557534507.webp?v=1777787447","url":"https:\/\/annizon.com\/en-at\/products\/brute-force-animal-police-and-the-challenge-of-cruelty-paperback","provider":"annizon.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}