The Cambridge Animal Alphabet series celebrates Cambridge’s connections with animals through literature, art, science and society.
Here, P is for Pet. Cultural geographer Dr Philip Howell and PhD student Makoto Takahashi examine both the lighter and darker sides of pet keeping as a national obsession.
Read by Ellen Thornton.
See more - https://medium.com/cambridge-animal-alphabet/p-is-for-pet-f4d3bf010278#.ed6onvscc