Companion Animals and Us
Subtitle: Exploring the Relationships between People and Pets
Contributors: Anthony L. Podberscek (Editor); Elizabeth S. Paul (Editor); James A. Serpell (Editor)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: April 13, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 348
ISBN-13: 9780521631136
Subjects: Domestic animals & pets; Zoology & animal sciences; Social aspects; Life Sciences - Zoology - General; Sociology (Specific Aspects); Science; Pets; Science/Mathematics; Pet owners; General; Pets / General; Pets--Social aspects--Congresses; Science / Zoology; Science : Life Sciences - Zoology - General; Animals / Pets; Congresses; Human-animal relationships
First sentence: Not so long ago, the idea of studying social relationships between humans and other animals would have been regarded as tantamount to heresy.