Animal Suffering: The Ethics and Politics of Animal Lives

Animal Ethics & Welfare

Animal Suffering: The Ethics and Politics of Animal Lives is an interdisciplinary examination of animal suffering, exploitation, and the ethical and political questions surrounding animal lives. It explores issues involving wild animals, zoological parks, animal farming, animal experimentation, and the commodification of animals, while bringing together perspectives from moral philosophy, veterinary science, and applied ethics. The book also considers animal emotions, suffering, death, and the broader political debates surrounding animal welfare.

Key Features

• Ethics of animal suffering and welfare
• Political perspectives on animal lives
• Animal commodification and exploitation
• Ethical issues in animal farming
• Animal experimentation and testing
• Treatment of animals in zoological parks
• Welfare concerns in animal capture and management
• Animal emotions, suffering, and death
• Moral philosophy and applied ethics
• Veterinary perspectives on animal welfare
• International perspectives on animal politics
• Interdisciplinary approach to animal ethics