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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... relationship to other species . Animals were first hunted for food and clothing , then domesticated to ensure a more dependable supply and finally employed as beasts of burden . Moreover , early in human history animals became both ...
... relationship and the development of the earliest religious practices . Moreover , there are strong indications that some 80,000 or more years ago the practice of animal sacrifice as appeasement to the spirits already existed — some of ...
... relationship to the animal realm . In the neolithic period — beginning some 12,000 years ago — humans began to cultivate the soil . While men hunted , women gathered the seeds of wild grasses , the forerunners of our wheat and barley ...
... relationship with , the animal realm . But Oriental religions seemed to encourage monastic orders , 2 Wordsworth's words are from " Ode on Intimations of Immortality , " The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth ( Edinburgh : Nimmo , no ...
... relationship to humankind and their general estimation . Nevertheless , one must be careful not to exaggerate the estimation of the animal realm . Animals were still predominantly instruments through which to exemplify human virtues and ...
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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 |