The dog merchants inside the big business of breeders, pet stores, and rescuers
"Reveals the complex network behind the $11 billion-a-year business of selling dogs; discusses how all dogs are treated, from puppy mills to high-kill shelters; and shows how all dog lovers can come together, with one voice as consumers, on behalf of canines everywhere,"--NoveList.
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| Language: | English |
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Pegasus Books,
2016.
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| Edition: | First Pegasus Books cloth edition. |
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| 245 | 0 | 4 | |a The dog merchants : |b inside the big business of breeders, pet stores, and rescuers / |c Kim Kavin. |
| 250 | |a First Pegasus Books cloth edition. | ||
| 264 | 1 | |a New York : |b Pegasus Books, |c 2016. | |
| 300 | |a xvi, 304 pages ; |c 24 cm | ||
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| 500 | |a Includes bibliographic references (pages 273-303) and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Setting the base price -- Luxury packaging -- Branding, by breeding -- Freelance producers -- Big production companies -- The mega-distributor -- Marketing the message -- Industry waste -- The upstart competitor -- Repackaging and rebranding -- Lemons versus steals -- The genesis and the future -- Smart shopping -- Consumer intelligence -- A note about spay/neuter -- Acknowledgments. | |
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| 650 | 0 | |a Dog breeders. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Pet shops. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Dog rescue. | |
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