The behavior of visitors towards dogs housed in an animal rescue shelter

Anthrozoos

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 12-18

  Wells, Deborah L ^a   Hepper, Peter G ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Canine; Captivity; Dogs; Human Animal Interactions; Rescue Shelters; Visitor Behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035609728     PISSN: 08927936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2752/089279301786999661     Document Type: Article

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