Part I: The nature of the human/companion animal relationship and its ethical foundations. Companion and assistance animals: benefits, welfare safeguards, and relationships / Jean Harvey
Friendship with companion animals / Cynthia Townley
Building a meaningful social world between human and companion animals through empathy / Antonio Calcagno
Care, moral progress, and companion animals / Maurice Hamington
A two-level utilitarian analysis of relationships with pets / Gary Varner
"I don't want the responsibility": the moral implications of avoiding dependency relations with companion animals / Kathryn J. Norlock
Ethical behavior in animals / Bernard E. Rollin
Part II: Living with companion animals. Our whimsy, their welfare: on the ethics of pedigree-breeding / John Rossi
Does preventing reproduction make for bad care? / Katherine Wayne
"Lassie, come home!": ethical concerns about companion animal cloning / Jennifer Parks
Reproducing companion animals / Jessica du Toit and David Benatar
For dog's sake, adopt! / Tina Rulli
The animal lovers' paradox? On the ethics of "pet food" / Josh Milburn
The ethics of animal training / Tony Milligan
Animal assisted intervention and citizenship theory / Zipporah Weisberg
"Sex without all the politics"? Sexual ethics and human-canine relations / Chloë Taylor
Throw out the dog? Death, longevity, and companion animals / Christine Overall
The euthanasia of companion animals / Michael Cholbi.
