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Bursting at the seams: managing the companion animal population
Author(s) -
Laura Honey
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
veterinary record
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 2042-7670
pISSN - 0042-4900
DOI - 10.1136/vr.h4097
Subject(s) - companion animal , foundation (evidence) , animal welfare , population , resistance (ecology) , welfare , environmental ethics , veterinary medicine , medicine , political science , biology , environmental health , law , ecology , philosophy
Overproduction of companion animals in the UK was one of the topics considered at this year's Animal Welfare Foundation discussion forum. Other subjects discussed included antimicrobial resistance and the ethical dilemmas surrounding advanced treatment options for pets. Laura Honey reports