Animal Welfare

by Christina Fisanick (Editor)

Overview

In Hinduism, cows are sacred, respected, and treated as a motherly giving animal. The thought of eating them or using their skin for accessories is sickening. So many cultures across the globe have their own understandings of animal welfare. This fantastic collection of essays shares international beliefs about animals and animal welfare. Essays includes speeches, government documents, and articles from international magazines and news sources. Readers will explore global perspectives about cultural and religious views on animal rights. They will evaluate animal welfare in relation to biomedical research. Essays examine the world food industry. The last chapter covers animal ownership and welfare in various cultures.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780737751888
Publisher:	Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Publication date:	03/31/2011
Series:	Global Viewpoints Series
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	232
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	14 - 17 Years

Table of Contents

Foreword 11

Introduction 14

Chapter 1 Cultural and Religious Views on Animal Rights

1 Islamic Beliefs Require That Animals Be Treated Humanely: PR Newswire 21

2 Cockfighting Remains Legal and Popular in the Dominican Republic: DR1.com 24

3 The Prohibition of Ritual Animal Slaughter Throughout the World Is Cultural Discrimination Pablo Lerner Alfredo Mordechai Rabello 35

4 South Africa's Ritual Slaughters Do Not Supersede the Rights of Animals Kevin Behrens 45

5 Jews Should Become Vegetarians to Respect Animal Rights Daniel Brook 54

6 Christians Should Treat Animals Humanely Michael Morris 63

Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 71

Chapter 2 Animal Welfare and Global Biomedical Research

1 Animal Experimentation Is Necessary for the Well-Being of Humans Stanley N. Gershoff 73

2 Japan's Cultural Traditions Shape Its Animal Experimentation Policies Hiromi Takahashi-Omoe Katsuhiko Omoe 82

3 Studying Pet Dogs with Cancer Can Help Humans Around the World David J. Waters Kathleen Wildasin 91

4 The European Union's Cosmetics Directive Has Many Loopholes: Uncaged Campaigns 105

5 Animal Experimentation Rates in the United Kingdom Have Dramatically Increased Steve Connor 110

Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 115

Chapter 3 The World Food Industry and Animal Welfare

1 Automation Systems for Farm Animals Harm Human-Animal Relationships Cécile Cornou 117

2 Farmed Fish Suffer from Poor Conditions Across the Globe: The Humane Society of the Untied States 133

3 Stressful Living Conditions for Turkeys Can Increase the Rates of Foodborne Illness in the United States: Agricultural Research Service 143

4 Polish Factory Farms Are Hazardous to the Well-Being of Pigs Jo Knowsley Richard Sadler 150

Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 154

Chapter 4 Animal Ownership and Animal Welfare Around the World

1 International Zoos and Aquariums Can Help Save Animal Species from Extinction A.G. Clarke 156

2 Bolivian Circus Animals Are in Limbo After a Ban on Keeping Wild Animals Carlos Valdez 177

3 Canadian and American Puppy Mills Must Be Shut Down Mary-Jo Dionne 182

4 Ireland Must Develop a System for Tracking Horse Ownership and Well-Being Joe Collins 190

5 The Australian Government Recommends That Primates Not Be Kept as Pets Outside Their Native Environments: National Consultative Committee on Animal Welfare (NCCAW) 198

Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 202

For Further Discussion 203

Organizations to Contact 204

Bibliography of Books 211

Index 214

Editorial Reviews

Review: Animal Welfare "Greenhaven Press has a hot print reference series to check out. Appropriate for high schoolers and general readers, the 'Global Viewpoints' series contains news and magazine articles, authoritative essays, and primary-source documents and will grow by eight to ten per year."—Library Journal, March 15, 2009

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