Attitudes of suburban Western Australians to proposed cat control legislation

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 80, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 536-543

  Grayson, J ^a   Calver, M ^a   Styles, I ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AUSTRALIA; CAT; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; ATTITUDE; CATS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEGISLATION, VETERINARY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OWNERSHIP; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SUBURBAN HEALTH; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0036727486     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2002.tb11030.x     Document Type: Article

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