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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... continuing to think us unfair to aboriginal Canadians on the trapping issue ; Maura Brown , managing editor of WLU Press , who saved us from several embarrassments , made numerous valuable suggestions , often pointed out what we should ...
... continue to hunt for game today to note that the economic necessity of the hunt was beginning to wane some 7,000 years or so ago . If , for some , sports activities have sublimated the psychological drives appropriate to the chase , for ...
... very recently , and probably still dominates cynical intellectual circles . Such scientism , while initially serving but to continue the prejudice against the animal From the Age of Humanism to the Twentieth Century 29.
Rod Preece, Lorna Chamberlain. initially serving but to continue the prejudice against the animal realm , provided the intellectual basis for the version of utilitarianism which contributed to the emancipation of the animal . If the age ...
... continue their palpably futile experiments ? In support of the researchers one can read page after page about brilliantly planned and humanely performed experiments producing profound medical advances . There is no discussion of all the ...
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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 |