| Bridging the Bond: The Cultural Construction Of The Shelter Pet Contributor(s): Harbolt, Tami L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1557535450 ISBN-13: 9781557535450 Publisher: Purdue University Press OUR PRICE: $18.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2009 Annotation: What happens behind the doors of the animal shelter? This book will introduce the reader to the work culture of animal shelter employees, volunteers, activists, educators, and pets. By weaving together her own personal memoirs with interviews of workers, the author describes the traditions, philosophies, history, and current social dynamics of a typical animal welfare community. She examines how the daily interactions, personal philosophies, disparate methods, technology, and life experiences of the humans and pets influence the care of homeless animals, often playing an intricate role in the life or death situation each pet eventually faces. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Pets | Essays & Narratives - Business & Economics | Nonprofit Organizations & Charities - General - Technology & Engineering | Agriculture - Animal Husbandry |
| Dewey: 636.083 |
| LCCN: 2002012969 |
| Series: New Directions in the Human-Animal Bond |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.9" W x 8.8" (0.45 lbs) 168 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Contributor Bio(s): Harbolt, Tami L.: - Tami L. Harbolt earned a master's degree in folk lore from Western Kentucky University and completed her graduate work at the University of New Mexico in American Studies in 2000. While at the University of New Mexico she taught courses in The History of Animal Activism and Introduction to Gender Studies. Harbolt has worked at the Animal Humane Association of New Mexico developing youth education programs, training staff and volunteers, and supervising and planning mobile adoption clinics designed to integrate education and adoption of shelter animals. She has given multiple presentations and written many publications on the subject of animal activism. |