"I'm not an activist!": Animal rights vs. animal welfare in the purebred dog rescue movement

Society and Animals

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 289-304

  Greenebaum, Jessica ^a  

^a CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activism; Animal rights; Animal welfare; Rescue workers; Volunteers

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 77949624878     PISSN: 10631119     EISSN: 15685306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/106311109X12474622855066     Document Type: Article

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