Valuing Animals: Veterinarians and Their Patients in Modern America

by Susan D. Jones

Over the course of the twentieth century, the relationship between Americans and their domestic animals has changed dramatically. In the 1890s, pets were a luxury, horses were the primary mode of transport, and nearly half of all Americans lived or worked on farms. Today, the pet industry is a multibillion-dollar-a-year business, keeping horses has become an expensive hobby, and consumers buy milk and meat in pristine supermarkets. Veterinarians...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801871298
• ISBN13: 9780801871290
• Release Date: December 2002
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.8" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher