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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... And this fanaticism has at least served to arouse public indignation against some of the most blatant animal exploitation . Such fanaticism encourages almost idolatrous adherence on the part of the sympathizers . But 1 Introduction.
... least some of those who make their livelihoods from animal husbandry are not the callous and indifferent abusers of animals they are sometimes made out to be . We have certainly found that the executive members of certain farming ...
... least in Western civilization , a self - conscious humane respect for the interests of other species is a relatively recent phenomenon , and one which even today is only in its infancy . Historically , Western civilization has placed ...
... least 4,500 years . Although human pre - history is clouded in the mists of time , enough can be gleaned from the available evidence for us to be able to recognize that the origins of our habits , skills and modes of societal ...
... least ' soon ' measured in terms of several centuries ! —asses and horses were no longer merely sources of meat and milk but of transportation too — the asses as pack animals and the horses at first as drawers of two - wheeled carts ...
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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 |