Pet politics : : the political and legal lives of cats, dogs, and horses in Canada and the United States / / Susan Hunter and Richard A. Brisbin Jr.

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Superior document:New directions in the human-animal bond
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Place / Publishing House:West Lafayette, Indiana : : Purdue University Press,, [2016]
Year of Publication:2016
Language:English
Series:New directions in the human-animal bond.
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Physical Description:1 online resource (435 pages)
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Table of Contents:
  • 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.