I am interested in studying the role of anthropomorphism in human and animal companion attachment. I want to also understand the phenomenon of abandonment of pets, and if there is a relationship with anthropomorphism and attachment with the same.
I don't know about anthropomorphism, but there is a small but solid literature on how attachment theory relates to human-pet relationships (Beck & Madresh, 2008; Kurdek, 2008, Zilcha-Mano, Mikulincer, & Shaver, 2011).