Implications of cat ownership statistics and social changes: A longitudinal study in Taiwan from 2001 to 2009

Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 301-306

  Chen, Li Huan ^a   Chang, Ting Wei ^a   Tung, Meng Chih ^b   Fei, Chang Young ^a   Chiang, I Tsun ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Changhua County Government   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHANGHUA UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cat ownership; Household cats; Human animal bound; Pet; Social change

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882641762     PISSN: 01256491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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