Pampered or enslaved? the moral dilemmas of pets

International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 5-17

  Irvine, Leslie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal rights; Anthropocentrism; Companion animals; Pets

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247675321     PISSN: 0144333X     EISSN: 17586720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443330410790740     Document Type: Article

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