Why did you choose this pet?: Adopters and pet selection preferences in five animal shelters in the United States

Animals

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 144-159

  Weiss, Emily ^a   Miller, Katherine ^a   Mohan Gibbons, Heather ^a   Vela, Carla ^b  

^a American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Adopter; Adoption; Animal shelter; Appearance; Behavior; Cat; Dog; Greeting; Interaction; Selection

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868448143     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20762615     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ani2020144     Document Type: Article

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