Why animals matter : animal consciousness, animal welfare, and human well-being

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Label

Why animals matter : animal consciousness, animal welfare, and human well-being

Title remainder

animal consciousness, animal welfare, and human well-being

Statement of responsibility

Marian Stamp Dawkins

Creator

• Dawkins, Marian Stamp

Subject

• Animal welfare
• Consciousness in animals
• Consciousness in animals
• Animal welfare
• Human-animal relationships
• Tierethik
• Human-animal relationships

Language

eng

Summary

In this book the author presents an illuminating and urgent argument for the need to rethink animal welfare. In the vein of Temple Grandin's work, the author explains that this welfare must be made to work in practice to have any effect, and cannot be tinged by anthropomorphism and claims of animal consciousness, which lack firm empirical evidence and are often freighted with controversy and high emotions. Instead, animal-welfare efforts must focus on science and on fully appreciating the critical role animals play in human welfare. With growing concern over such issues as climate change and food shortages, how we treat those animals on which we depend for survival needs to be put squarely on the public agenda. The author seeks to do this by offering a more complete understanding of how animals help us. In the end, it is human self-interest that will drive changes in our treatment of animals. Taking positions that might surprise and will certainly challenge animal lovers, she presents a persuasive argument for why animals truly matter. -- From publisher's website

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

179/.3

Index

index present

LC call number

HV4708

LC item number

.D3824 2012

Literary form

non fiction

NAL call number

HV4708

NAL item number

.D3824 2012

Nature of contents

bibliography