Dilemmas in Animal Welfare

by Michael C. Appleby (Editor), Daniel M. Weary (Editor), Peter Sandøe (Editor)

Overview

There are many ongoing debates within the scientific and ethical communities about the subject of animal welfare. This book distills some of the major themes of current debate into one volume, edited by internationally known names in the field of animal welfare. Each chapter is written by one or more leading experts who discuss, in an even-handed way, a provocative topic that will be of interest to anyone concerned with animal welfare. Issues covered include tail docking, farm animal production, neutering of feral cats and the need to conserve habitats of native wild animals in the face of threats from non-native species. Chapters address the different values and priorities involved in dealing with these issues, including scientific and more explicit ethical approaches. Each chapter ends with questions for discussion that may help readers to engage with these dilemmas.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781780642161
Publisher:	CABI
Publication date:	06/11/2014
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Michael C. Appleby (BSc Zoology, PhD Animal Behavior) is Chief Scientific Adviser with The World Society for the Protection of Animals, based in London, UK. At the Poultry Research Centre and the University of Edinburgh, UK, he carried out research for 20 years on behavior and welfare of farm animals, before a period with The Humane Society of the United States in Washington, DC. Dr. Appleby is a member of the Farm Animal Welfare Council (Farm Animal Welfare Committee from April 2011) and a Visiting Professor at the University of Plymouth and the Scottish Agricultural College.

Daniel M. Weary is with the University of British Columbia.

Peter Sandøe is with University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

Table of Contents

I: Preface
1: Introduction: values, dilemmas and solutions
II: Dilemmas within animal welfare
2: Tales about tails: is the mutilation of animals justifiable in their best interests or ours?
3: Fat companions: understanding the welfare effects of obesity in cats and dogs
4: Welfare and quality of life
III: 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
IV: Animal welfare and conservation
8: Balancing the need for conservation and the welfare of individual animals
9: Value conflicts in feral cat management: trap-neuter-return or trap-euthanize?
V: Conceptual dilemmas
10: Alone or together: a risk assessment approach to group housing
11: What is suffering in animals?