Fresh Air from WHYY, April 1, 2009 · "Pet fashion shows, Chihuahua social networking, veterinary antidepressants [and] ambulance-chasing animal lawyers" are just the tip of what Philadelphia-based journalist Michael Schaffer says is a kind of pet-obsession iceberg in the lives of the American middle class.
In his new book One Nation Under Dog, Schaffer takes a close look at the $43 billion industry that's grown to help enable that obsession, explaining how that booming market reflects our evolving ideas of consumerism, family, politics and domesticity.
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Michael Schaffer: America's Going To The Dogs
Labels: american society, fresh air, npr, pet care, pets, terry gross
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