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Animal welfare & human values

"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 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 path to the goal of animal welfare. It requires respect and consideration for other species while acknowledging our primary obligations to our fellow humans."--Jacket
eBook, English, ©1993
Wilfrid Laurier University Press, Waterloo, Ont., ©1993
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The status of animals: from human origins to humanism
The status of animals: from the age of humanism to the twentieth century
Animal experimentation: prologue
Animal experimentation: the debate
Animal experimentation: the alternatives
Animal experimentation: legislation and assessment
Hunting, fishing, and fowling
Frivolous fur: veneration and environmentalism
Frivolous fur: trappers, clubbers and farmers
Animals in entertainment: racing, riding and fighting
Animals in entertainment: zoos, aquaria and circuses
Of farms and factories
Companion animals
The community of sentient beings
The philosophy of animal rights
The philosophy of animal protection
Epilogue: Ode to sensibility
Text in German