Improvement in children's humaneness toward nonhuman animals through a project of educational anthrozoology

Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 12-20

  Mariti, Chiara ^a   Papi, Francesca ^a   Mengoli, Manuel ^a   Moretti, Graziana ^b   Martelli, Franco ^a   Gazzano, Angelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b Centro di Zooantropologia Martin Buber   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cat; Child; Dog; Educational anthrozoology; Questionnaire; Rabbit

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 78651519720     PISSN: 15587878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jveb.2010.07.003     Document Type: Article

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