An ethical viewpoint: The role of veterinarians and behaviourists in ensuring good husbandry for cats

Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery - Tập 6 - Trang 43-48 - 2004
Peter F. Neville1
1Centre of Applied Pet Ethology (COAPE), PO Box 6, Fortrose, Ross-shire, Scotland IV10 8WB, UK

Tóm tắt

Cat owners commonly consider their pets to be members of their families, and many factors contribute to a high level of owner attachment to their cats. Suppression of a cat's emotional needs in favour of the emotional requirements of the owner may produce a less satisfactory relationship for the owner, and usually for the cat as well. Owners' failure to comprehend their cat's true demands of life, and their false expectation of their ability to fulfil human psychological demands lies at the heart of many feline behaviour problems.

Tài liệu tham khảo

Karsh E.B., 1988, The Domestic Cat: the Biology of its Behaviour, 159 O'Farrell V., 1994, Manual of Feline Behaviour 10.1016/S0195-5616(85)50301-0
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Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery

Tập 6

43-48

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