Understanding Animal Welfare: An Integrated Approach

Understanding Animal Welfare

Understanding Animal Welfare: An Integrated Approach explores the development of modern animal welfare thinking through influential works published over the past fifty years. It examines key perspectives on animal experimentation, intensive farming, history, science, applied ethics, politics, and law, highlighting how these fields have shaped efforts to protect animals from human-inflicted suffering. By bringing together major ideas and related literature, the book provides a broad and informed perspective on animal protection and the continuing development of animal welfare practices.

Key Features:

• Modern approaches to animal welfare
• History of animal protection
• Animal experimentation and intensive farming
• Scientific perspectives on welfare
• Applied animal ethics
• Politics and animal protection
• Animal welfare law
• Influential literature and classic works
• Development of animal welfare principles
• Future perspectives for improving animal welfare