Research Catalog

Title

What should we do about animal welfare? / by Michael C. Appleby.

Author

Appleby, Michael C.

Publication

Oxford, UK ; Malden, MA : Blackwell Science, 1999.

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Details

Description

vii, 192 p. : ill.; 24 cm.

Summary

"This book presents a clear and balanced account of the science and ethics of animal welfare. It explains the most important problems in the use and abuse of animals, why they have proved difficult to solve and how we can make more progress in future. Some uses of animals should now be phased out. Others are justified in continuing, but improvements in the conditions and treatments of the animals concerned are urgent. The book examines responsibilities for such changes, both for individuals and for societies. It reviews the need for public discussion of the issues, for changes in international trade and for legislation, to build on the consensus that animal welfare should be improved. This book is important for anyone interested in animal welfare - whether student, research worker, veterinarian, farmer or member of the general public."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject

• Animal welfare
• Human-animal relationships
• Animal Welfare

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Noah's new ark: why should we do anything? -- Humans, animals and machines: understanding animal welfare -- One big happy family: differences between animals -- To have and to hold: keeping and killing animals -- Made in our image: selection and modification of animals -- Home is where the heart is: housing and environments -- Give and take: animal treatment -- Buying power: individual action -- Votes and lobbies: action by society.

ISBN

0632050667

LCCN

^^^99035003^

OCLC

• 41476847
• SCSB-12334593

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library