Animal Sexual Abuse and the Darkness of Touristic Immorality

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Author(s): Thomas R. Panko (The University of Southern Mississippi, USA)and Babu P. George (Fort Hays State University, USA & Swiss Management Center University, Switzerland)
Copyright: 2018
Pages: 15
Source title: Virtual Traumascapes and Exploring the Roots of Dark Tourism
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Maximiliano Korstanje (University of Palermo, Argentina)and Babu George (Fort Hays State University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-2750-3.ch009

Keywords: Business & Management / Business Science Reference / Hospitality, Travel & Tourism Management / Hospitality, Travel, and Tourism Management

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Simply put, tourism is about travel and its associated services. Yet, beyond its glittery appearance, at least sometimes, these services contain elements of domination and control of fellow humans, nature, and culture. Even innocent animals are not spared in the pursuit to making money. The extant literature on “dark tourism” barely addresses the darkness of tourist behavior derived from the nexus between human avarice and animal suffering. Sexual relations with animals has been documented for many centuries; yet, this exploitation as a touristic pursuit is relatively new. In this paper, conditions for the growth of this phenomenon and international regulatory responses are described and the structure and dynamics of the underground animal sex tourism industry are explored.

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