Admissions of cats to animal welfare shelters in Melbourne, Australia

Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 189-213

  Marston, Linda C ^a   Bennett, Pauleen C ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EUTHANASIA; ANIMAL HEALTH; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSING; MALE; NONHUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; RELIABILITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; ANIMALS, WILD; AUSTRALIA; CASTRATION; CATS; EUTHANASIA, ANIMAL; FEMALE; MALE; OWNERSHIP;

ANIMALIA; FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 70549085884     PISSN: 10888705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10888700902955948     Document Type: Article

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