Animals in Social Work

This collection of essays articulates theoretical and philosophical arguments, and advances practical applications, as to why animals ought to matter to social work, in and of themselves. It serves as a persuasive corrective to the current invisibility of animals in contemporary social work practice and thought.

Fred H. Besthorn, Wichita State University, USAEileen Bona Shanna L. Burke, Nonotuck Resource Associates, Massachusetts, USAGail Courtnage Jan Fook, Kingston University and St. Georges, University of London, UKCassandra Hanrahan, Dalhousie University, CanadaDorothea Iannuzzi, UMMC Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center, Massachusetts, USAChristine H. Kim, National Museum of Animals and Society, Los Angeles, USALynn Loar, Pryor Foundation, USAAtsuko Matsuoka, York University, CanadaMaureen MacNamara Jeannine Moga, North Carolina State University's College of Veterinary Medicine, USAEmma Newton, National Museum of Animals and Society, Los Angeles, USANina Papazian, Peterborough, CanadaKomalsingh Rambaree, University of Gävle, SwedenJohn Sorenson, Brock University, CanadaAdrienne Elizabeth ThomasDeborah Walsh, University of Queensland, Australia