Pet Nation, The Love Affair That Changed America by Cushing, Mark -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Copyright Dedication Contents 1. In the Backyard No More: The Transformation of Pets in American Society

What Is Pet Nation? The Pet Revolution Pet Culture Economics Implications

2. How Pets Went Viral

An Explosion That Rocked the Pet World Social Misfits The Rise of Pet Nation Welcome to 2020 Pet Nation Takes Shape Media Commerce

3. The Whole Damn Country Has Run Amok: The Pet Land Grab

Indoors and Outdoors And in the Corner Office . . . This Sidewalk’s Getting Crowded Who Put the “Loco” in Locomotion? Hello, Room Service, Could You Send Up Some Treats? Are You Thirsty? Puppies Behind Bars The Last Holdouts Health Risks and Public Resistance Where Do We (Dogs and Cats) Go Next?

4. The Secret to Pet Nation: The Human-Animal Bond

Research Social Capital of Pets How Should Pet Nation Harvest This Evidence of Goodwill and Better Health?

5. Dog Shortages and Canine Freedom Trains

Shelters and Canine Freedom Trains The Battle Royale Over Commercial Breeding and Puppy Mills Land-Grant Universities Get into the Game: Cows, Horses, Puppies, Kittens? Your Passport, Please

6. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Legal and Political Fights Are Just Beginning

Noneconomic Damages Peta Summary Verdict

7. Pet Health Care Will Never Be the Same Again

Dr. Campbell and Banfield Pet Hospital How Is Pet Health Care Organized? How Are Health Professionals Trained in Pet Nation? Bluepearl and Bella Dogs Versus Cats The State of Pet Health Report Why Don’t Most American Pet Owners Have Pet Health Insurance? Golden Retriever Lifetime Study Technology and Gadgets The Last Breath

8. “It Isn’t Only Dogs and Cats”

It Takes All Kinds Catch Me if You Can Exotics Aren’t So Exotic Anymore

9. Pet Nation: Is There More to Come?

Love Is Zero-Sum Animal Discrimination Too Many Pets? Other Challenges?

Acknowledgments Notes Index About the Author