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The Welfare Of Cats

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Bernstein, P.L. (2007). The Human-Cat Relationship. In: Rochlitz, I. (eds) The Welfare Of Cats. Animal Welfare, vol 3. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-3227-1_3

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