Breed specific legislation: Considerations for evaluating its effectiveness and recommendations for alternatives;Législation spécifique à certaines races: Considérations pour l'évaluation de son efficacité et recommandations d'approaches nouvelles

Canadian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 735-743

  Ledger, Rebecca A ^a   Orihel, Jane S ^a   Clarke, Nancy ^a   Murphy, Sarah ^a   Sedlbauer, Mitja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BREEDING; CANADA; DOG BITE; EMERGENCY WARD; FATALITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; NONHUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIALIZATION;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BITES AND STINGS; BREEDING; DOGS; HUMANS; LEGISLATION, VETERINARY; LIABILITY, LEGAL; ONTARIO;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 24144443823     PISSN: 00085286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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