Behaviors and attitudes towards semi-owned cats

Anthrozoos

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 131-142

  Toukhsati, Samia R ^a   Bennett, Pauleen C ^a   Coleman, Grahame J ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attitude; Cat; Companion animal; Responsible ownership; Semi owned cat

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 34447642019     PISSN: 08927936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2752/175303707X207927     Document Type: Article

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