Do Animals Experience True Happiness?

Mental Health and Well-Being in Animals

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 221-233

  Mcmillan, Franklin D ^a,b,c  

^a AMER COLL OF VET INT MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VCA Shoreline Veterinary Referral Emergency Center   (United States)

^c CDU   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Animal consciousness; Animal ethics; Animal happiness; Animal welfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250160429     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470384947.ch16     Document Type: Chapter

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