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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... be some- times sickened by reading of the cruelties civilized humans inflict on other species . Rod Preece Lorna Chamberlain Summer Solstice , 1992 Introduction We set out to write this book out of X Animal Welfare and Human Values.
... species . Animals were first hunted for food and clothing , then domesticated to ensure a more dependable supply and ... species whose history has developed directly out of its relationship to other sentient beings . Without the ...
... species . This tame game provided reserves of food and clothing — what Gordon Childe called " living larders and walking wardrobes . " Not only did such animals provide meat and skin , but they were also permanent suppliers of milk and ...
... species were treated with a certain respect , sometimes awe , any such respect must have dissipated along with technological development . As increased mastery over nature diminished respect for nature , so the refinement of ethical ...
... species and against those of members of other species . " While it is certainly true , as the animal liberationists tell us , that Aristotle did not share the respect for animals we find in Pythagoras or the members of his school ...
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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 |