Community demographics and the propensity to report animal cruelty

Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 201-210

  Taylor, Nicola ^a   Signal, Tania D ^a  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL CARE; ANIMAL HEALTH; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMAL WELLBEING; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; COMMUNITY LIVING; DEMOGRAPHY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; VIOLENCE; VOLUNTARY REPORTING;

ADULT; ANIMAL RIGHTS; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; DEMOGRAPHY; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANDATORY REPORTING; QUEENSLAND; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; VIOLENCE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33845969521     PISSN: 10888705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327604jaws0903_2     Document Type: Article

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