Companion Animal Care and Welfare. The UFAW Companion Animal Handbook

Contributor List
Foreword
Prologue
Chapter 1 Introduction: The Care and Animal Welfare of All Species
Chapter 2 Carnivorans (Carnivora)
Chapter 3 Cats (Felis silvestris catus)
Chapter 4 Dogs (Canis familiaris)
Chapter 5 Ferrets (Mustela putorius furo)
Chapter 6 Rabbits and Rodents (Glires)
Chapter 7 European Rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
Chapter 8 Guinea Pigs, Chinchillas and Degus (Caviomorphs)
Chapter 9 Golden Hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus)
Chapter 10 Mongolian Gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus)
Chapter 11 Domestic Rats (Rattus norvegicus)
Chapter 12 Ungulates (Ungulata)
Chapter 13 Horses (Equus caballus)
Chapter 14 Birds (Avia)
Chapter 15 Zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata)
Chapter 16 True Parrots (Psittacoidea)
Chapter 17 Pigeons (Columba livia)
Chapter 18 Reptiles (Reptilia)
Chapter 19 Central Bearded Dragons (Pogona vitticeps)
Chapter 20 Non-venomous Colubrid Snakes (Colubridae)
Chapter 21 Mediterranean Tortoises (Testudo spp.)
Chapter 22 Ornamental Fish (Actinopterygii)
Chapter 23 Goldfish (Carassius auratus)
Index

Companion Animal Care and Welfare: The UFAW Companion Animal Handbook presents a comprehensive, accessible and practical reference for all parties seeking information about the proper care of companion animals.

• Identifies the needs of companion animals, explains how we know these needs, and gives scientifically-backed advice on how to meet these needs
• Promotes the most humane treatment and best possible care of our companion animals
• Addresses controversial issues such as selective breeding, companion animal showing, the keeping of exotic species, and the international pet trade
• Covers the husbandry and care of all major companion animal species, including mammals, birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians

James Yeates, Chief Veterinary Officer at the RSPCA, Chair of the BVA Ethics and Welfare Group and the BSAVA Welfare Committee, and editor of the Journal of Animal Welfare Science, Ethics and Law.