The view from all fours: A look at an animal-assisted activity program from the animals' perspective

Anthrozoos

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 37-50

  Hatch, Alison ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Animal assisted activities; Animal assisted therapy; Shelter animals

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 34250212514     PISSN: 08927936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2752/089279307780216632     Document Type: Article

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