ADVANCES IN ANIMAL WELFARE SCIENCE

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This book the first in an annual series written by academicians scientists philosophers and othersis not intended exclusively for an imal welfarists and conservationists. Since it is written* by scholars it will appeal to a wide range of academic and professional readers who are involved with animals for scientific economic altruistic and other reasons. While this first volume cannot cover the entire spectrum of animal welfare sciencerelated topics it does in its diversity of con tributions demonstrate the multifaceted and interdisciplinary nature of the subject of this new series. Indeed animals are as much an integral part of society as we are dependent upon them. The many interfaces between us and the billions of animals under our dominion (as well as the environment upon which the welfare of human and nonhuman animals alike is ultimately de pendent) have their separate features: trapping and wildlife manage ment: laboratory animal research: whaling and fishing: veterinary practice: agriculture and farm animal husbandry: horse racing and the ownership of animal companions: the propagation of captive wildlife and their preservation in the wild: the use of animals as companions and for the purposes of vicariouThis book the first in an annual series written by academicians scientists philosophers and othersis not intended exclusively for an imal welfarists and conservationists. Since it is written* by scholars it will appeal to a wide range of academic and professional readers who are involved with animals for scientific economic altruistic and other reasons. While this first volume cannot cover the entire spectrum of animal welfare sciencerelated topics it does in its diversity of con tributions demonstrate the multifaceted and interdisciplinary nature of the subject of this new series. Indeed animals are as much an integral part of society as we are dependent upon them. The many interfaces between us and the billions of animals under our dominion (as well as the environment upon which the welfare of human and nonhuman animals alike is ultimately de pendent) have their separate features: trapping and wildlife manage ment: laboratory animal research: whaling and fishing: veterinary practice: agriculture and farm animal husbandry: horse racing and the ownership of animal companions: the propagation of captive wildlife and their preservation in the wild: the use of animals as companions and for the purposes of vicariouList of Contents. I. Animal Awareness. The Question of Animal Awareness. II. Human/Animal Relationships. The Origins of Empathy and Altruism. Attitudes Toward Animals: AgeRelated Development Among Children. Empathy Humaneness and Animal Welfare. Human/Animal Communication: Cetacean Roles in Human Therapeutic Situations. III. Animal Rights. Logic and Limits of Animal Liberation. Whales are not Cetacean Resources. IV. Animal Management. Animal Boredom: Is a Scientific Study of the Subjective Experiences of Animals Po

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