Animal Welfare and 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 aw...

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Main Author: Preece, Rod
Other Authors: Chamberlain, Lorna
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Waterloo : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2006.
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Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgements; Introduction; One: The Status of Animals: From Human Origins to Humanism; Two: The Status of Animals: From the Age of Humanism to the Twentieth Century; Three: Animal Experimentation: Prologue; Four: Animal Experimentation: The Debate; Five: Animal Experimentation: The Alternatives; Six: Animal Experimentation: Legislation and Assessment; Seven: Hunting, Fishing and Fowling; Eight: Frivolous Fur: Veneration and Environmentalism; Nine: Frivolous Fur: Trappers, Clubbers and Farmers; Ten: Animals in Entertainment: Racing, Riding and Fighting.