Animal Welfare & Human ValuesWilfrid Laurier Univ. Press, 1993 M06 24 - 334 páginas 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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... give us only one side of the story . Animal liberationist criticisms of the existing state of affairs are frequently valid . But criticisms are easy , whereas solutions are not . The liberationists make the unwarranted assumption that ...
... give a fair hearing to those who do not always share our commitments . In this way we hope to have produced arguments which , in turn , will be given a fair hearing by animal experimenters , hunters , farmers and governmental decision ...
... give alms to the monk to have him do it for you — but did little to create a societal order in which there was any requirement of ethical treatment for animals , any punishment for cruelty . If Oriental religions encouraged a healthy ...
... give subsistence to animals , and animals to give it to men . Animals , when they are domesticated , serve for use as well as for food ; wild animals , too , in most cases if not in all , serve to furnish man not only with food ; but ...
... give no consideration to the ethical treatment of animals at all . Unfortunately , that was often how it was interpreted by the Church Fathers . St. Augustine refers to the " superstition " of refraining from " the killing of animals ...
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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 |