Animal abuse: Profile of the offender, typology of violence and forms of control

Gisele Kronhardt Scheffer; Leandro Ayres França; André Felipe da Silva Guedes

doi:10.5565/rev/da.515

Malos tratos a los animales: perfil del agresor, tipología de violencia y formas de control

Autores/as

Gisele Kronhardt Scheffer Universidad de Santa Maria https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2388-3611
Leandro Ayres França Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7826-4079
André Felipe da Silva Guedes Faculdade Estácio do Rio Grande do Sul https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9106-1324

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Resumen

Este artículo tiene como objetivo abordar el maltrato animal analizando el perfil criminológico del agresor en términos de género, edad y condición social. También analiza las causas probables de la conducta delictiva contra los animales. Verifica, a través del análisis e interpretación de los datos recogidos en un cuestionario aplicado a Veterinarios brasileños, los casos de maltrato animal y el perfil del infractor. Finalmente, recopila las medidas de concienciación existentes en Brasil y en otros países y propone soluciones a los problemas planteados.

Palabras clave

animales, abuso, perfil del agresor, causas de maltrato, medidas de concienciación.

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Biografía del autor/a

Gisele Kronhardt Scheffer, Universidad de Santa Maria

Master in Animal Law and Society (UAB). Veterinarian.

Leandro Ayres França, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul

Post-Doctorate in Criminal Sciences. Coordinator of the Study Group on Contemporary Criminology (GECC).

André Felipe da Silva Guedes, Faculdade Estácio do Rio Grande do Sul

Post-Doctorate in Materials Engineering and Technology. Professor at Faculdade Estácio do Rio Grande do Sul – Brazil.