Serge Garcet

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1 Introduction Animal abuse is defined as a “socially unacceptable behavior that intentionally causes unnecessary pain, suffering, or distress to/or death of an animal” (Ascione 1993, 228). Because of its obvious implications for animal welfare as well as its significant connection with human mental health and interpersonal violence (Chan and Wong 2019; Cleary et al. 2021; Longobardi and Badenes-Ribera 2018; Monsalve et al. 2017; Mota-Rojas et al.