1. Introduction Anthony L. Podberscek, Elizabeth Paul and James Serpell;
Part I. History and Culture: 2. The social significance of pet-keeping
among Amazonian Indians Philippe Erickson; 3. Motivations for pet-keeping
in Ancient Greece and Rome: a preliminary survey Liliane Bodson; 4. Hunting
and attachment to dogs in the Pre-modern period Sophia Menache; 5.
Children, 'insects' and play in Japan Erick L. Laurent; 6. The horse bar
mitzvah: a celebratory exploration of the human-animal bond Norine Dresser;
7. Creatures of the unconscious: companion animals as mediators James
Serpell; Part II. The Nature of the Relationship: 8. Companion animals and
human health: physical and cardiovascular influences Erika Friedmann, Sue
A. Thomas and Tim Eddy; 9. Personality research on pets and their owners:
conceptual issues and review Anthony Podberscek and Samuel D. Gosling; 10.
Love of pets and love of people Elizabeth Paul; Part III. Pets, Families
and Interactions: 11. The influence of current relationships upon pet
animal acquisition Rachael M. Harker, Glyn Collis and June McNicholas; 12.
Pets in the network of family relationships: an empirical study Sheila
Bonas, June McNicholas and Glyn M. Collis; 13. The meaning of companion
animals: qualitative analysis of the life histories of elderly cat and dog
owners Marie-José Enders-Slegers; 14. Human-cat interactions: relationships
with, and breed differences between, non-pedigree, Persian and Siamese cats
Dennis C. Turner; Part IV. Welfare and Ethics: 15. Secondary victimization
in companion animal abuse: the owner's perspective Arnold Arluke; 16.
Veterinary dilemmas: ambiguity and ambivalence in human-animal interaction
Joanna Swabe; 17. Rethinking bestiality: towards a concept of interspecies
sexual assault Piers Beirne.
