The welfare of cats / edited by Irene Rochlitz.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rochlitz, Irene.

Series:

Animal welfare (Springer) ; v. 3.

Animal welfare ; v. 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cats.

Animal welfare.

Animal Welfare.

Behavior, Animal.

Medical Subjects:

Cats.

Animal Welfare.

Behavior, Animal.

Physical Description:

xxi, 282 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Dordrecht, the Netherlands : Springer, [2007]

Summary:

Written by experts from the UK, the USA and Switzerland, this book focuses on the major issues affecting the welfare of domestic cats. It covers behaviour, the human-cat relationship, and the impact of housing, disease, nutrition and breeding on welfare.

Contents:

Cat behaviour: social organization, communication and development / by Sharon L. Crowell-Davis

The assessment of welfare / by Rachel A. Casey and John W.S. Bradshaw

The human-cat relationship / by Penny L. Bernstein

Behaviour problems and welfare / by Sarah E. Heath

Cat overpopulation in the United States / by Philip H. Kass

The welfare of feral cats / by Margaret R. Slater

Housing and welfare / by Irene Rochlitz

Disease and welfare / by Kit Sturgess

Nutrition and welfare / by Kit Sturgess and Karyl J. Hurley

Breeding and welfare / by Andreas Steiger.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1402032269

9781402061431

9781402032264

OCLC:

166266992