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oapen-20.500.12657-759222024-03-28T09:38:48Z Routledge Handbook of Animal Welfare Knight, Andrew Phillips, Clive Sparks, Paula Agriculture, agribusiness and food production industries;Environment law;Nature and the natural world: general interest;Wildlife: general interest;Applied ecology;Conservation of the environment;Animals and society;Endangered species and extinction of species;Central / national / federal government policies;Zoology and animal sciences This handbook presents a much-needed and comprehensive exploration of the rapidly growing fields of animal welfare and law. In recent years there has been increasing attention paid to our complex, multifaceted relationships with other animals, and in particular, the depth and breadth of various societal uses of animals. This has led to a reconsideration of their moral and social status, which has sometimes challenged the interests of those who use animals. In such a contested domain, sound evidence and reasoning become particularly important. Through firm commitment to such principles, this book explores the biological foundations for the moral consideration of animals and for evolving conceptualisations of animal welfare. It reviews in detail the welfare concerns associated with numerous forms of animal use. The inclusion of key recent developments such as climate change, pandemics, and antimicrobial resistance, ensures this text is among the most current in its field. The ethical implications of the various uses of animals by society are considered, and chapters provide important recommendations for reforms of practice, law, or policy. The status of animal law internationally, and in major world regions, is reviewed. Finally, the book considers human behavioural change and strategies for improving stakeholder communication and education. The handbook is essential reading for students and scholars of animal welfare, animal law and animal ethics everywhere, and for policy-makers and other professionals working in the animal welfare sector. 2023-08-30T13:28:29Z 2023-08-30T13:28:29Z 2023 book 9781032022086 9781032325750 9781032022062 9781003182351 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/75922 eng Routledge Environment and Sustainability Handbooks application/pdf Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International 9781000635768.pdf Taylor & Francis Routledge 10.4324/9781003182351 10.4324/9781003182351 7b3c7b10-5b1e-40b3-860e-c6dd5197f0bb 9781032022086 9781032325750 9781032022062 9781003182351 Routledge 534 open access
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This handbook presents a much-needed and comprehensive exploration of the rapidly growing fields of animal welfare and law.
In recent years there has been increasing attention paid to our complex, multifaceted relationships with other animals, and in particular, the depth and breadth of various societal uses of animals. This has led to a reconsideration of their moral and social status, which has sometimes challenged the interests of those who use animals. In such a contested domain, sound evidence and reasoning become particularly important. Through firm commitment to such principles, this book explores the biological foundations for the moral consideration of animals and for evolving conceptualisations of animal welfare. It reviews in detail the welfare concerns associated with numerous forms of animal use. The inclusion of key recent developments such as climate change, pandemics, and antimicrobial resistance, ensures this text is among the most current in its field. The ethical implications of the various uses of animals by society are considered, and chapters provide important recommendations for reforms of practice, law, or policy. The status of animal law internationally, and in major world regions, is reviewed. Finally, the book considers human behavioural change and strategies for improving stakeholder communication and education.
The handbook is essential reading for students and scholars of animal welfare, animal law and animal ethics everywhere, and for policy-makers and other professionals working in the animal welfare sector.
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