Caring for Spot So, is pet keeping ethical? Neighborhood menagerie -- Who are pets? -- Why pets? -- Tainted love -- Living with Spot 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 -- Worrying about Spot 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 -- Caring for Spot What do pets need? -- Enriching animals' lives -- Which animals should be pets? -- Offering better protection -- Speaking for Spot -- So, is pet keeping ethical?
Summary:
"Through a mix of personal stories, philosophical reflections and scientifically informed analyses of animal behavior and natural history, a bioethicist takes readers on a mindful exploration of the ethics and experiences of pet ownership, and asks if we are doing the right thing, keeping these independent beings locked up, subject to our control,"--NoveList.
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