Browsing by Subject "pets"

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    • Commodifying Fido: pets as status symbols 
      Plemons, April (2009-05-15)
      How are pets being used as status symbols to display social position and wealth? This paper seeks to theoretically examine pet owners and their use of animals to convey a message of social status, position and wealth. This ...
    • External Parasite Control on Dogs, Cats and Birds. 
      McWhorter, G. Michael; Armstrong, James M. (Texas Agricultural Extension Service, 1979)
    • The physical and emotional benefits of companion animals 
      Tietjen, Holli Marie (Texas A&M University, 2006-10-30)
      Elderly people are at high risk for conditions associated with inactivity, and lack of motivation is an important factor contributing to this inactivity. It is believed that a dog can provide the necessary motivation to ...