Pet Politics: The Political and Legal Lives of Cats, Dogs, and Horses in Canada and the United States

by Susan Hunter and Richard A. Brisbin Jr.

Although scholars in the disciplines of law, psychology, philosophy, and sociology have published a considerable number of prescriptive, normative, and theoretical studies of animals in society, Pet Politics presents the first study of the development of companion animal or pet law and policy in Canada and the United States by political scientists. The authors examine how people and governments classify three species of pets or companion animals-cats,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1557537321
• ISBN13: 9781557537324
• Release Date: February 2016
• Publisher: Purdue University Press
• Length: 380 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.9" x 8.9"