SHOULD SCIENTISTS BOND WITH THE ANIMALS WHO THEY USE? WHY NOT?
Book Review of Davis & Balfour on Human-Animal-Bond

Abstract

This volume is a rare find, an edited volume that is worth reading in its entirety. A combination of information from studies on captive and wild animals is needed to come to a fuller understanding of the many different aspects of scientist-animal interactions.

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