Animal Welfare & Human ValuesWilfrid Laurier Univ. Press, 24. jun. 1993 - 334 sider As the most populous province in Canada, Ontario is a microcosm of the animal welfare issues which beset Western civilization. The authors of this book, chairman and vice-chairman, respectively, of the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, find themselves constantly being made aware of the atrocities committed in the Society’s jurisdiction. They have been, in turn, puzzled, exasperated and horrified at humanity’s cruelty to our fellow sentient beings. The issues discussed in this book are the most contentious in animal welfare disputes — animal experimentation, fur-farming and trapping, the use of animals for human entertainment and the conditions under which animals are raised for human consumption. They are complex issues and should be thought about fairly and seriously. The authors, standing squarely on the side of the animals, suggest “community” and “belonging” as concepts through which to understand our relationships to other species. They ground their ideas in Wordsworth’s “primal sympathy” and Jung’s “unconscious identity” with the animal realm. The philosophy developed in this book embraces common sense and compromise as the surest paths to the goal of animal welfare. It requires respect and consideration for other species while acknowledging our primary obligations to our fellow humans. |
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... better known treatises on politics , ethics and logic . He even created a private but substantial menagerie on which to base his research . Just as developments in metallurgy and the invention of the 8 Animal Welfare and Human Values.
... better nature than wild , and it is better for all such animals that they should be ruled by man because they then get the benefit of preservation . " Moreover , " the use which is made of the slave diverges but little from the use made ...
... better than the latter . Judaism , forming its ethical foundations earlier than Christianity , retained some of its recognition of the primitive condition of the human as one animal among others . Nonetheless , the belief in the Jews as ...
... better in the scientific realm . Of course , the theory of evolution was gradually accepted , but Darwin's treatment of animals as intelligent , complex , thinking and feeling beings ( not always consistently with the scientific ...
... better world . Both are engaged in a purely political campaign . Both are genuinely honourable and caring . But both are blinkered . This is not to say that all the literature is merely prejudicial self- service . There are a number of ...
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Animal Experimentation The Alternatives | 73 |
Animal Experimentation Legislation and Assessment | 85 |
Hunting Fishing and Fowling | 103 |
Animals in Entertainment Zoos Aquaria and Circuses | 185 |
Of Farms and Factories | 211 |
Companion Animals | 229 |
The Community of Sentient Beings | 243 |
The Philosophy of Animal Rights | 265 |
The Philosophy of Animal Protection | 283 |
Epilogue Ode to Sensibility | 307 |
Select Bibliography | 317 |
Frivolous Fur Veneration and Environmentalism | 123 |
Frivolous Fur Trappers Clubbers and Farmers | 139 |
Animals in Entertainment Racing Riding and Fighting | 161 |
Index | 321 |