Animal Welfare

by Spedding, Colin R. W.

• ISBN13: 9781853836718
• ISBN10: 1853836710
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-06-01
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Public concern over the use of animals by human society is deepening. Still this awareness is dogged by the lack of a clear and objective exposition of the issues involved as well as a sense of possible conflict between human and animal welfare. Animal Welfare addresses these dilemmas--what is the actual scale of the animal welfare problem; where does responsibility begin; what positive steps are actually being taken to alleviate animal suffering; can a rational and compelling argument be given for the importance of animal welfare? It provides a comprehensive guide to the uninformed as well as to those who have knowledge of the issues but lack conviction. This book charts new ground, specifically, in its negotiation of a definition of animal welfare, in its systematic discussion of the organizations actually involved in the protection and promotion of animal well-being, and in its fundamental association of the positive action needed to improve human/animal interaction with the responsibilities pertaining to citizenship.

Author Biography

Sir Colin Spedding is currently Emeritus Professor at the University of Reading and Deputy Chairman of the People's Dispensary for Sick Animals.

Table of Contents

List of Tables	vii
List of Boxes	ix
Preface	xi
Acknowledgements	xiii
Acronyms and Abbreviations	xv
Glossary	xix
Introduction	1	(8)
What is animal welfare and why does it matter?	9	(22)
All animals - or only some?	31	(14)
The nature and scale of the welfare problem	45	(24)
The need for standards	69	(18)
Organizations concerned with animal welfare	87	(14)
Achieving improvement	101	(16)
Action needed	117	(20)
Future welfare issues	137	(18)
Reflections, unifying themes and conclusions	155	(14)
Appendix 1 BFF and WSPA Recommendations	169	(2)
Appendix 2 The Major Animal Welfare Organizations	171	(6)
References	177	(6)
Bibliography	183	(2)
Index	185