Incidence of dog bites and public attitudes towards dog care and management in Samoa

Animal Welfare

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 477-486

  Farnworth, M J ^a   Blaszak, K A ^b   Hiby, E F ^b   Waran, N K ^c  

^a UNITEC INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^b WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Bite; Dog; Free roaming; Management; Population

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL CARE; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DOG BITE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; NONHUMAN; SAMOA; VACCINATION; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 84868251006     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7120/09627286.21.4.477     Document Type: Article

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