Killing of companion animals: To be avoided at all costs?

The End of Animal Life: A Start for Ethical Debate

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 203-223

  van Herten, J ^a  

^a Royal Veterinary Association of the Netherlands   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Companion animal; Killing; Veterinarian

Indexed keywords

EID: 85038868503     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.3920/978-90-8686-808-7_13     Document Type: Chapter

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