Behavior Analysis of Companion-Animal Overpopulation: A Conceptualization of the Problem and Suggestions for Intervention.
This paper conceptualizes the societal problem of companion-animal overpopulation and offers a framework to humanely reduce the current surplus of animals and prevent further overpopulation. Overpopulation is described as a societal problem, with the individual and collective behavior of people as a...
| Publicado en: | Behavior & Social Issues Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 51 - 69 |
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Walden Fellowship, Inc.
Spring/Summer 2004
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