Animal welfare : limping towards Eden : a practical approach to redressing the problem of our dominion over the animals
There has been a recent explosion of active concern in matters of animal welfare. The science behind animal welfare has progressed significantly, new codes of practice and legislation have come into to being, and innovative methods to assess welfare schemes for food production have emerged. Part of a major animal welfare series, Animal Welfare: Limping Towards Eden is John Webster's new and groundbreaking work on animal welfare. Building on his first book, the highly acclaimed Animal Welfare: A Cool Eye Towards Eden, it not only critically reviews areas of development, but looks to how animal
1 online resource (xii, 283 pages) : illustrations
9780470751107, 9781405171458, 9781405118774, 047075110X, 1405171456, 1405118776
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Introduction: Facts and values
Challenge and response
Sentience, sense, and suffering
Husbandry and welfare on the farm : assessment and assurance
Animals for food : industrialised farming, pigs, and poultry
Animals for food : cattle and other ruminants
Animals for food : handling, transport, and slaughter
Animals, science, and biotechnology
Animals for sport
Animals for pets
Limping towards Eden : stepping stones