Ebook: Companion animal ethics

History of companion animals and the companion animal sector -- The development and role of the veterinary and other professions in relation to companion animals -- Human attachment to companion animals -- Companion animal welfare -- Theories of companion animal ethics -- Breeding and acquiring companion animals -- Selective breeding -- Feeding -- and the problem of obesity -- Companion animal training and behavioural problems -- Routine neutering of companion animals -- Performing convenience surgery : tail docking, ear cropping, debarking and declawing -- Treating ill animals, and end-of-life issues -- Unwanted and unowned companion animals -- Ethics and broader impacts of companion animals -- Other companions -- Companion animals and the future.