How shelter pets are brokered for experimentation : understanding pound seizure / Allie Phillips.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Phillips, Allie, 1966-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Animal welfare--Moral and ethical aspects.

Animal welfare.

Animal shelters.

Laboratory animals.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (249 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Pound seizure or pound release involves a shelter selling or giving away cats and dogs to research facilities, universities, or Class B Dealers (random source animal brokers licensed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture) to be used for experimentation that often ends in death. This book offers an overview of the problem of pound seizure, and its history, and provides practical tips for how anyone can become an advocate to end pound seizure in their community, while protecting oneself from legal attacks from Class B Dealers and the research community. With personal stories, firsthand accounts,

Contents:

How Shelter Pets are Brokered for Experimentation; Contents; Acknowledgments; Part I: DISCOVERING THE SECRET; CHAPTER 1: Introduction; CHAPTER 2: What Is Pound Seizure?; CHAPTER 3: Laws and Legislation on Pound Seizure; CHAPTER 4: Betrayal of Trust; Part II: THE FACES OF POUND SEIZURE; CHAPTER 5: Exposing Dealers Who Violate the Law; CHAPTER 6: Experiments Conducted on Shelter Cats and Dogs; CHAPTER 7: Alternatives to Animals in Research and Education; CHAPTER 8: The Victims and Survivors of Pound Seizure and Pet Theft

CHAPTER 9: The Voices of the Research and Educational Communities on Random Source Cats and DogsCHAPTER 10: Shelters and Pound Seizure; CHAPTER 11: Voices of the Advocates to Stop Pound Seizure; Part III: TAKING ACTION; CHAPTER 12: Lawsuits, Threats, and Intimidation; CHAPTER 13: Effective Advocacy Techniques; CHAPTER 14: Conclusion; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

ISBN:

979-82-16-32315-0

1-282-93670-0

9786612936708

1-4422-0213-0

OCLC:

694791380