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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... concerns of those who offered us valid and valued criticisms , we also know that without those friendly criticisms we would have produced a somewhat different book . Even though others may not bear the responsibility for the book's ...
... concern for the animal realm . We have been in turn puzzled , exasperated and horrified at humanity's inhumanity to its fellow sentient beings . As chairman and vice - chairman , respectively , of the Ontario Society for the Prevention ...
... concern for the manner in which it debased the human spirit than for the cruelty inflicted on the beasts — Samuel Pepys describing it as " a rude and nasty pleasure " and another diarist , John Evelyn , calling it a " rude and dirty ...
... concern for the well - being of the sheep . The sheepfold lies within a stockaded area from which they could not have wandered . The fold was obviously built for no other purpose than to provide them with a place to eat and sleep ...
... concerned to rescue man from his dominance by the Church hierarchy and its theologians . If man was to be made the centre of nature and of the universe there was little time to waste on inferior beings . To be sure , there were ...
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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 |