Human-animal bonds in the laboratory: how animal behavior affects the perspective of caregivers

ILAR Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 10-18

  Chang, Fon T ^a   Hart, Lynette A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Dept of Pop Hlth and Reproduction ^*

Author keywords

Animal; Behavior; Cats; Dogs; Euthanasia; Mice; Rats; Well being

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ATTITUDE; BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; MENTAL STRESS; OBJECT RELATION; PERSONNEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; EMPIRICAL APPROACH;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, LABORATORY; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BONDING, HUMAN-PET; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0036365524     PISSN: 10842020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ilar.43.1.10     Document Type: Review

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