Pets and Their Problems
A Guide for Animal Lovers
- 1st Edition - January 1, 1968
- Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann
- Author: Maxwell Knight
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 1 - 7 7 0 8 - 3
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 1 - 9 2 8 9 - 5
Pets and Their Problems, A Guide for Animal Lovers deals with the ethics and problems of pet-keeping. The author discusses the craze for unusual pets and legislation that require… Read more
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Request a sales quotePets and Their Problems, A Guide for Animal Lovers deals with the ethics and problems of pet-keeping. The author discusses the craze for unusual pets and legislation that require exotic pet owners to have a license before owning or importing animals considered in a special group. The author also examines the sources of supply and the reason why people keep pets. He then discusses housing, temperature, sanitation, feeding, and nutritional needs. The author also describes in more detail the problem of difficult feeders—those normally healthy animals that do not feed readily such as when changes in cage accommodations occur or when they are bored with the same food over time. High on the list of the author's priority is pet companion and occupation (exercise, play). Another interesting subject the author discusses is individuality, not within the species, but as a pet with its own individual characteristics. The author notes that some experienced naturalists and zoologists are skeptical about marked individual "personalities" and behavioral characteristics of animals. The author also provides some tips in caring for unusual pets such as monkeys, mongooses, and bush babies (galagos). This book can be helpful for pet owners, whether pet keeping is a hobby or a professional endeavor. It can be read by both beginning and established pet owners.
PrefaceIntroductionChapter I The Craze for the UnusualChapter II Why Keep Pets at All?Chapter III Sources of SupplyChapter IV Problems of Housing, Temperature and SanitationChapter V Feeding and FoodsChapter VI Difficult FeedersChapter VII Occupation and CompanionsChapter VIII BreedingChapter IX Individuality within SpeciesChapter X Handling and TamingChapter XI Senses—Their Importance and InterestChapter XII A Little about BehaviorChapter XIII HibernationChapter XIV The Conservation AngleChapter XV ZoosChapter XVI Animals and DiseaseChapter XVII What You Can Keep—and Can't
- Edition: 1
- Published: January 1, 1968
- No. of pages (eBook): 186
- Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9781483177083
- eBook ISBN: 9781483192895
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