Table of Contents Preface Acknowledgements List of Contributors Introduction PART I: The Nature of the Human/Companion Animal Relationship and its Ethical Foundations 1. Companion and Assistance Animals: Benefits, Welfare Safeguards, and Relationships Jean Harvey 2. Friendship with Companion Animals Cynthia Townley 3. Building a Meaningful Social World between Human and Companion Animals through Empathy Antonio Calcagno 4. Care, Moral Progress, and Companion Animals Maurice Hamington 5. A Two-Level Utilitarian Analysis of Relationships with Pets Gary Varner 6. "I Don't Want the Responsibility": The Moral Implications of Avoiding Dependency Relations with Companion Animals Kathryn Norlock 7. Ethical Behavior in Animals Bernard Rollin PART II: Living with Companion Animals 8. Our Whimsy, Their Welfare: On the Ethics of Pedigree-Breeding John Rossi 9. Does Preventing Reproduction Make for Bad Care? Katherine Wayne 10. "Lassie, Come Home!": Ethical Concerns about Companion Animal Cloning Jennifer Parks 11. Reproducing Companion Animals Jessica du Toit and David Benatar 12. For Dog's Sake, Adopt! Tina Rulli 13. The Animal Lovers' Paradox? On the Ethics of "Pet Food" Josh Milburn 14. The Ethics of Animal Training Tony Milligan 15. Animal Assisted Intervention and Citizenship Theory Zipporah Weisberg 16. "Sex without All the Politics"? Sexual Ethics and Human-Canine Relations Chloë Taylor 17. Throw Out the Dog? Death, Longevity, and Companion Animals Christine Overall 18. The Euthanasia of Companion Animals Michael Cholbi

I welcome and celebrate this wonderful book that examines our relationships with the vulnerable, dependent, and delightful individuals with whom many of us live. The book as a whole is robust, illuminating, and gripping. The individual essays from the talented contributors are each remarkable. Altogether, it was a book I could not put down.

"I welcome and celebrate this wonderful book that examines our relationships with the vulnerable, dependent, and delightful individuals with whom many of us live. The book as a whole is robust, illuminating, and gripping. The individual essays from the talented contributors are each remarkable. Altogether, it was a book I could not put down." -- Carol J. Adams, author of The Sexual Politics of Meat "Pets and People is a most timely and significant book. This thoughtful and comprehensive compilation of original and wide-ranging essays centering on the nature of human-animal relationships -- anthrozoology -- is a must read for anyone interested in how we interact with other animals in myriad venues. Each time I reread it I learn something new. Pets and People is a game-changer, perfect for a wide variety of courses in the general field of human-animal studies and for interested non-academics." -- Marc Bekoff, author of Rewilding Our Hearts and The Animals' Agenda: Freedom, Compassion, and Coexistence in the Human Age "Billions of dollars a year are lavished on the welfare of our pets. We live with them, love them, and grieve for them. But we also abandon them, breed them in ways that cause them to suffer, and feed them on other animals that we care about much less. Pets and People is the first collection to explore such ethical concerns and contradictions of pet-keeping. The essays, by both bold new voices and distinguished scholars, explore questions including: Is pet-keeping justifiable? Can we be friends with animal companions? Is there something wrong with pedigree breeding? This collection is essential reading for anyone interested in the ethical dimensions of our relationships with pets." -- Clare Palmer, co-author of Companion Animal Ethics

Selling point: The first anthology of philosophical articles about ethics and companion animals Selling point: Up-to-date and timely, taking into account the recent growth in philosophical research on human-animal interactions Selling point: Examines both the foundations of our moral responsibilities to companion animals and specific key issues related to the lives of companion animals Selling point: Special focus on dogs and cats, the animals most often chosen as pets

Selling point: The first anthology of philosophical articles about ethics and companion animals Selling point: Up-to-date and timely, taking into account the recent growth in philosophical research on human-animal interactions Selling point: Examines both the foundations of our moral responsibilities to companion animals and specific key issues related to the lives of companion animals Selling point: Special focus on dogs and cats, the animals most often chosen as pets