This book distils the major themes of current debate into one volume edited by international experts. Issues covered include tail docking, pet obesity, isolation vs. group aggression, neutering feral cats and the need to conserve wildlife habitats in the face of wild animal overpopulation.

Contributions by: Ngaio J Beausoleil, Pauline Bennett, Sandra Corr, Anne Marie de Passillé, Anne Marie de Passillé, Sandra A Edwards, Nuno H Franco, Maria J Hötzel, Manuel Magalhães-Sant’Ana, Carla Maiolino Molento, Anna S Olsson, Clare Palmer, Jeffrey Rushen