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Author Hunter, Susan, 1947 April 13- author.

Title 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.

Publication Info. West Lafayette, Indiana : Purdue University Press, [2016]

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Description 1 online resource (435 pages)
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online resource rdacarrier
Series New directions in the human-animal bond
New directions in the human-animal bond.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Note Description based on print version record.
Subject Pets -- Law and legislation.
Pets -- Social aspects.
Pets -- Law and legislation -- United States.
Pets -- Social aspects -- United States.
Pets -- Law and legislation -- Canada.
Pets -- Social aspects -- Canada.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Brisbin, Richard A., author.
Other Form: Print version: Hunter, Susan. Pet politics : the political and legal lives of cats, dogs, and horses in Canada and the United States. West Lafayette, Indiana : Purdue University Press, [2016] ix, 424 pages ; 23 cm. New directions in the human-animal bond 9781557537324
ISBN 9781557537324 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9781612494340 (electronic bk.)

 
    
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