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Record Nr.

UNINA9910465566703321

Autore

Hunter Susan <1947 April 13->

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

West Lafayette, Indiana : , : Purdue University Press, , [2016]

ISBN

1-61249-435-8

1-61249-434-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (435 p.)

Collana

New directions in the human-animal bond

Disciplina

343.7307/660887

Soggetti

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

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.