Run, Spot, run : the ethics of keeping pets /
Pierce, Jessica, 1965-
Run, Spot, run : the ethics of keeping pets / Jessica Pierce. - 264 pages : 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Awash with pets -- Neighborhood menagerie -- Who are pets? -- Why pets? -- Tainted love -- Family constellations -- Why not -- Sleeping together -- Stroke it -- Talk talk -- Animal bling -- Butt of the joke -- Planting seeds of empathy -- Pets and our health -- Cat scratch fever -- Pets and their health -- Feeding frenzy -- Who should we feed to our pets? -- Your dog is fat! -- Poop -- Animals bite back -- Pet and planet -- Turn me loose -- A boredom epidemic -- Don't you want me? -- Cruelty, abuse, neglect -- A hidden world of hurt -- Quiz: cruel practices -- The strange world of animal hoarding -- The links -- Heavy petting -- Licensed to kill -- Rage against the dying -- Fatal plus -- Eunuchs and virgins -- Breeding bad -- The shelter industry -- Cradle to grave -- A living industry -- Protect the harvest -- Rent-a-pet -- The biggest loser: exotic pets -- What do pets need? -- Enriching animals' lives -- Which animals should be pets? -- Offering better protection -- Speaking for Spot -- So, is pet keeping ethical?. Thinking about Spot Living with Spot Worrying about Spot Caring for Spot
9780226209890 (cloth : alk. paper)
2015038627
Pets--Moral and ethical aspects.
Animal welfare--Moral and ethical aspects.
Human-animal relationships--Moral and ethical aspects.
SF411.5 / .P54 2016
636.08/32
Run, Spot, run : the ethics of keeping pets / Jessica Pierce. - 264 pages : 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Awash with pets -- Neighborhood menagerie -- Who are pets? -- Why pets? -- Tainted love -- Family constellations -- Why not -- Sleeping together -- Stroke it -- Talk talk -- Animal bling -- Butt of the joke -- Planting seeds of empathy -- Pets and our health -- Cat scratch fever -- Pets and their health -- Feeding frenzy -- Who should we feed to our pets? -- Your dog is fat! -- Poop -- Animals bite back -- Pet and planet -- Turn me loose -- A boredom epidemic -- Don't you want me? -- Cruelty, abuse, neglect -- A hidden world of hurt -- Quiz: cruel practices -- The strange world of animal hoarding -- The links -- Heavy petting -- Licensed to kill -- Rage against the dying -- Fatal plus -- Eunuchs and virgins -- Breeding bad -- The shelter industry -- Cradle to grave -- A living industry -- Protect the harvest -- Rent-a-pet -- The biggest loser: exotic pets -- What do pets need? -- Enriching animals' lives -- Which animals should be pets? -- Offering better protection -- Speaking for Spot -- So, is pet keeping ethical?. Thinking about Spot Living with Spot Worrying about Spot Caring for Spot
9780226209890 (cloth : alk. paper)
2015038627
Pets--Moral and ethical aspects.
Animal welfare--Moral and ethical aspects.
Human-animal relationships--Moral and ethical aspects.
SF411.5 / .P54 2016
636.08/32