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Chapter 3 - Cats Are Happy When They’re Playing

On the Well-Being, Emotions, and Humane Treatment of Animals

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 April 2022

Norbert Sachser
Translated by
Ruby Bilger
Norbert Sachser
Affiliation:
University of Münster
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Hardly a day goes by without a news report on the debate over the ethical treatment of animals. Society is increasingly asking questions about what humane treatment looks like: what is the ideal environment for an egg-laying hen? How do polar bears and tigers feel in captivity? Should horses be kept alone in stables, or with other horses? How does a pug feel when its owner goes on holiday and it is left alone?

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Much Like Us
What Science Reveals about the Thoughts, Feelings, and Behaviour of Animals
 , pp. 34 - 56
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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