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. - See more at: http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/p-is-for-pet#sthash.aKbwfuGp.dpuf