Attitudes towards Dogs and other "Pets" in Roseau, Dominica

Anthrozoos

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 143-154

  Alie, Kelvin ^a   Witkind Davis, B ^a,b   Fielding, William J ^c   Maldonado, Francisco Galindo ^a,d  

^a INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR ANIMAL WELFARE   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE BAHAMAS   (Bahamas)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Attitudes; Caribbean; Cats; Dogs; Dominica; Roaming

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; PSITTACIDAE; SERPENTES;

EID: 34447646019     PISSN: 08927936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2752/175303707X207936     Document Type: Article

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