Rates of euthanasia and adoption for dogs and cats in Michigan animal shelters

Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 97-104

  Bartlett, Paul C ^a   Bartlett, Andrew ^a   Walshaw, Sally ^b   Halstead, Stephen ^c  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

^c Michigan Department of Agriculture   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL CARE; ANIMAL EUTHANASIA; ANIMAL HEALTH; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL RIGHTS; ANIMAL WELLBEING; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CAT; DOG; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; FEMALE; LAW; MALE; NONHUMAN; POPULATION SIZE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CATS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DOGS; EUTHANASIA, ANIMAL; MICHIGAN; OWNERSHIP;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; FELIDAE;

EID: 32644458766     PISSN: 10888705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327604jaws0802_2     Document Type: Article

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