Animal Cruelty, Human Violence, and the Animal-Industrial Complex

'From confronting animal cruelty to interrogating the unsayable, Piers Beirne brings his authoritative voice and enviably rigorous scholarship to neglected questions about the species intersectionality of violence, exploitation and abuse.'
Nigel South, University of Essex, UK

'In this book Piers Beirne puts forth his most searing indictment to date of criminology’s blindness, eschewal and ignorance of humans’ domination and abuse of nonhuman animals. Clear, cogent, convincing—and brutally honest!' Avi Brisman, Eastern Kentucky University, US

'Beirne's new book builds upon his earlier path-breaking work and provides further impetus for refining non-speciesist scholarship and praxis. Through incisive critique, analysis, and engaging prose, he dismantles the very concept of animal cruelty.'
Amy Fitzgerald, University of Windsor, Canada

'Beirne’s book is compelling, provocative and unsettling in the very best ways – a radical animal-centric challenge for our times. It will transform our knowledge of the barriers to multi-species justice.'Annie Potts, University of Canterbury, Aotearoa/New Zealand

'What a powerful read! In this book, Piers Beirne, the founder of non-speciesist criminology, continues his decades-long effort to make us see and reflect on the many ways in which we abuse non-human animals. An essential state-of-the-art contribution for anyone interested in a multispecies world with less suffering.'
David Goyes, University of Oslo, Norway

'In this ambitious and thought-provoking work, Piers Beirne draws on decades of pioneering scholarship to challenge the taken-for-granted utility of the framework of animal cruelty and to advance a compelling vision of non-speciesist criminology.'
Richard Twine, Edge Hill University, UK

'Piers Beirne is an intrepid and cutting-edge scholar who continues to chart new horizons in this inspirational, original and beautifully written book. Its multidisciplinary exegesis of animal cruelty will have readers twitching in their chairs as ideologies, values and personal beliefs are persuasively challenged and upended. This book takes the reader to various thought-provoking places where debates about planetary collapse and the very survival of human and nonhuman animals are front and centre to the ways we navigate the animal-industrial complex.'
Reece Walters, Deakin University, Australia

'While acknowledging shifts towards non-speciesist discourse, Beirne meticulously dissects the interpersonal, institutional, and epistemic violence experienced by nonhuman animals. He strips back everyday systems - much like his dismantling of the laptop to trace its ethical costs - to lay bare the stark realities of a world in ecological and ethical peril. A provocative, prophetic warning delivered with the witty warmth of a brilliant thinker.'Jennifer Maher, Animal Welfare Evidence Centre, UK