Attitudes to animals: Views in animal welfare
Publication Type: |
Edited Book |
Year of Publication: |
1999 |
Authors: |
Francine L. Dolins |
Publication/Journal: |
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Publisher: |
Cambbridge University Press |
Keywords: |
animal awareness, animal welfare, education, human-animal relationship, research |
Abstract:
Attitudes to Animals provides a foundation that the reader can use to make ethical choices about animals. It will challenge readers to question their current views, attitudes and perspectives on animals and the nature of the human–animal relationship.
Human perspectives on the human–animal relationships reflect what we have learned, together with spoken and unspoken attitudes and assump-tions, from our families, society, media, education and employment. This thought-provoking book will ask what it is to be human, what to be animal, and what is the nature of relationship between them. These ques-tions are addressed through philosophical and ethical discussions, scien-tific evidence and dynamic theoretical approaches.Attitudes to Animals will also encourage us to think not only of our relationships to non-human animals, but also those with other, human, animals.