The vast majority of U.S. pet owners (86%) consider their pets to be family members. This survey examines a variety of pet owner habits, including selection of human names as pet names, sleeping habits, and other questions. The results further support the majority's view of their pets as family members.

Artificial selection is the selection of advantageous natural variation for human ends and is the mechanism by which most domestic species evolved. Most domesticates have their origin in one of a few historic centers of domestication as farm animals. Two notable exceptions are cats and dogs. Wolf domestication was initiated late in the Mesolithic when humans were nomadic hunter-gatherers... The first domestic cats had limited utility and initiated their domestication among the earliest agricultural Neolithic settlements in the Near East. [Description excerpted from article]

Based on a national survey of over 47,000 households, this report collects information on the pet population and their owners within the United States.

Unethical behavior remains a persistent problem for nonprofits and profits alike. To help organizations solve the problem, the authors examine the factors that influence moral conduct, the ethical issues that arise specifically in charitable organizations, and the best ways to promote ethical behavior within organizations. [Excerpted from article]