Routledge handbook of animal welfare / edited by Andrew Knight, Clive Phillips, Paula Sparks.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I Animal welfare fundamentals-- Chapter 1 The moral status of animals: Biological foundations-- Chapter 2 Animal welfare concepts-- Chapter 3 Animal welfare assessment-- Part II Animal farming, transportation, and killing-- Chapter 4 Contemporary animal farming-- Chapter 5 Farming poultry-- Chapter 6 Farming pigs-- Chapter 7 Farming cattle-- Chapter 8 Farming sheep and goats-- Chapter 9 Farming non-domesticated and semi-domesticated terrestrial species-- Chapter 10 Farming fish-- Chapter 11 Transportation-- Chapter 12 Slaughter, euthanasia, and depopulation-- Part III Animal use for other purposes-- Chapter 13 Scientific and educational animal use-- Chapter 14 Animals in entertainment-- Chapter 15 Zoos and Aquaria-- Chapter 16 Hunting, fishing, and whaling-- Chapter 17 Commercial fisheries-- Part IV Species-specific concerns-- Chapter 18 Canines and felines-- Chapter 19 Equines-- Chapter 20 Non-domesticated terrestrial species-- Chapter 21 Companion fish-- Chapter 22 Marine mammals-- Part V Recent and emerging issues-- Chapter 23 Climate change, human–wildlife conflict, and biodiversity loss-- Chapter 24 Animal welfare and human health-- Chapter 25 Animal disaster management-- Part VI Animal ethics and law-- Chapter 26 Animal ethics-- Chapter 27 Animal law – historical, contemporary, and international developments-- Chapter 28 Key animal law in Australia-- Chapter 29 Key animal law in China-- Chapter 30 Key animal law across Europe-- Chapter 31 Key animal law in India-- Chapter 32 Key animal law in South Africa-- Chapter 33 Key animal law in the United States-- Part VII Social change for animals-- Chapter 34 Stakeholder groups and perspectives-- Chapter 35 Animal advocacy and human behavioural change-- Chapter 36 Animal welfare education and communication-- Index

"This handbook presents a much-needed and comprehensive exploration of the rapidly growing fields of animal welfare and law. In recent years there has been increasing attention paid to our complex, multifaceted relationships with other animals, and in particular, the depth and breadth of various societal uses of animals. This has led to a reconsideration of their moral and social status, which has sometimes challenged the interests of those who use animals. In such a contested domain, sound evidence and reasoning become particularly important. Through firm commitment to such principles, this book explores the biological foundations for the moral consideration of animals, and for evolving conceptualisations of animal welfare. It reviews in detail the welfare concerns associated with numerous forms of animal use. The inclusion of key recent developments such as climate change, pandemics and antimicrobial resistance, ensure this text is among the most current in its field. The ethical implications of the various uses of animals by society are considered, and chapters provide important recommendations for reforms of practice, law or policy. The status of animal law internationally, and in major world regions, is reviewed. Finally, the book considers human behavioural change, and strategies for improving stakeholder communication and education. The handbook is essential reading for students and scholars of animal welfare, animal law and animal ethics everywhere, and for policymakers and other professionals working in the animal welfare sector"-- Provided by publisher.

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