Pet Politics : The Political and Legal Lives of Cats, Dogs, and Horses in Canada and the United States /
"Although scholars in the disciplines of law, psychology, philosophy, and sociology have published a considerable number of prescriptive, normative, and theoretical studies of animals in society, Pet Politics presents the first study of the development of companion animal or pet law and policy...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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West Lafayette, Indiana :
Purdue University Press,
[2016]
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Why study pet politics?
- The evolution of pet policy
- What is a pet? popular conceptions of animals and the pet policy agenda
- The formation of a pet policy agenda: activists and organized interests
- Making pet policy: anti-cruelty laws
- Making pet policy: kennel licensing legislation
- Making pet policy: the disposition of unwanted horses
- Making pet policy: roaming and feral cats
- Making pet policy: breed-specific laws
- The enforcement of pet legislation
- Conclusion: the meaning of pet politics and policy.


