Add to ORKGWhen pet animals share our living spaces, their needs and natural behaviors sometimes are at odds with the varying standards for household appearance, sanitation, and polite social life that Americans have established over time. How pet owners have resolved these issues provides insight into their changing ideas about the role of animals in their households and suggests how much, or how little, people may actually know about the biological behaviors and psychological needs of the creatures they care for. This essay examines one particular issue associated with the problem of sharing spaces: declawing pet cats as a common solution to avoid destructive scratching. This is a volatile issue and has generated much emotional debate. It pits lovin...
People who feed cats that they do not perceive they own (sometimes called semi-owners) are thought t...
Of all the species that have been domesticated, cats have historically been subjected to the widest ...
Forget the phrase “man’s best friend.” Today, household pets enjoy increasing prevalence as “non-hum...
When pet animals share our living spaces, their needs and natural behaviors sometimes are at odds wi...
Although human interactions with cats are often even typically analyzed in the context of domesticit...
Thesis (Master's)--University of Washington, 2015Opponents of declawing contend that it causes behav...
Although human interactions with cats are often even typically analyzed in the context of domesticit...
Domestic cats (Felis silvestris catus) are the most commonly kept companion animals in the US with l...
Pet ownership and declawing (Marc Paulhus) A cat and his claws are too often parted: the realities o...
Although human interactions with cats are often even typically analyzed in the context of domesticit...
<div><p>People who feed cats that they do not perceive they own (sometimes called semi-owners) are t...
Downey and Ellis's article about the acquisition of cats is timely. Across Western nations, the popu...
Thesis (Master's)--University of Washington, 2014Pet animals in the United States have been increasi...
Understanding cat owners’ housing, care, and management practices is important for promoting cat wel...
Downey and Ellis's article about the acquisition of cats is timely. Across Western nations, the popu...
People who feed cats that they do not perceive they own (sometimes called semi-owners) are thought t...
Of all the species that have been domesticated, cats have historically been subjected to the widest ...
Forget the phrase “man’s best friend.” Today, household pets enjoy increasing prevalence as “non-hum...
When pet animals share our living spaces, their needs and natural behaviors sometimes are at odds wi...
Although human interactions with cats are often even typically analyzed in the context of domesticit...
Thesis (Master's)--University of Washington, 2015Opponents of declawing contend that it causes behav...
Although human interactions with cats are often even typically analyzed in the context of domesticit...
Domestic cats (Felis silvestris catus) are the most commonly kept companion animals in the US with l...
Pet ownership and declawing (Marc Paulhus) A cat and his claws are too often parted: the realities o...
Although human interactions with cats are often even typically analyzed in the context of domesticit...
<div><p>People who feed cats that they do not perceive they own (sometimes called semi-owners) are t...
Downey and Ellis's article about the acquisition of cats is timely. Across Western nations, the popu...
Thesis (Master's)--University of Washington, 2014Pet animals in the United States have been increasi...
Understanding cat owners’ housing, care, and management practices is important for promoting cat wel...
Downey and Ellis's article about the acquisition of cats is timely. Across Western nations, the popu...
People who feed cats that they do not perceive they own (sometimes called semi-owners) are thought t...
Of all the species that have been domesticated, cats have historically been subjected to the widest ...
Forget the phrase “man’s best friend.” Today, household pets enjoy increasing prevalence as “non-hum...