Umfang:
Online-Ressource (X, 210 S.)
ISBN:
9781780642161
Serie:
CABI Books
Inhalt:
There are endless on-going debates in animal welfare. This book seeks to distil some of the major themes of current debate into one volume edited by internationally known names in the field of animal welfare. Each chapter, written by a leading expert will discuss in an open-handed way a provocative topic, which will be of interest to anyone concerned with animal welfare. Issues covered include tail docking, pet obesity, isolation vs. group aggression, neutering feral cats and the need to conserve wildlife habitats in the face of wild animal overpopulation
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Description based upon print version of record
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Contents; Contributors; Preface; 1. Introduction: Values, Dilemmas and Solutions; Part I: Dilemmas Within Animal Welfare; 2. Tales About Tails: Is the Mutilation of Animals Justifiable in Their Best Interests or in Ours?; 3. Fat Companions: Understanding the Welfare Effects of Obesity in Cats and Dogs; 4. Welfare and Quantity of Life; Part II: Animal Welfare and Social Priorities; 5. Improving Farm Animal Welfare: Is Evolution or Revolution Needed in Production Systems?; 6. Whom Should We Eat? Why Veal Can Be Better for Welfare than Chicken; 7. Public Health and Animal Welfare
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Part III: Animal Welfare and Conservation8. Balancing the Need for Conservation and the Welfare of Individual Animals; 9. Value Conflicts in Feral Cat Management: Trap-Neuter-Return or Trap-Euthanize?; Part IV: Conceptual dilemmas; 10. Alone or Together: A Risk Assessment Approach to Group Housing; 11. What is Suffering in Animals?; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9781780642178
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9781780642161
Weitere Ausg.:
Druckausg. Dilemmas in animal welfare
Weitere Ausg.:
Druckausgabe Dilemmas in animal welfare Wallingford : CABI, [2014]
Sprache:
Englisch
Fachgebiete:
Land-, Forst-, Fischerei- und Hauswirtschaft. Gartenbau
Schlagwort(e):
Tierschutz
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Aufsatzsammlung
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Electronic books
DOI:
10.1079/9781780642161.0000
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