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Animal Ethics for Veterinarians /

This book is drawn from articles originally published in the Journal of Animal Ethics (JAE). Essays in the first section discuss aspects of veterinary oaths, how advances in animal cognition science factor into current ethical debates, and the rise of complementary and alternative veterinary medicin...

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Autor Corporativo: Linzey, Clair (Editor )
Otros Autores: Linzey, Andrew (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Urbana, Illinois : University of Illinois Press, [2017]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Introduction: Veterinarians and Animal Ethics; Professional Issues for Veterinarians; 1. An Ethical Oath for Veterinarians; 2. The Emergence of Veterinary Oaths: Social, Historical, and Ethical Considerations; 3. Cognitive Relatives yet Moral Strangers?; 4. Opening the Door: Non-veterinarians and the Practice of Complementary and Alternative Veterinary Medicine; Understanding Cruelty to Companion Animals; 5. An Evaluative Review of Theories Related to Animal Cruelty; 6. Risk Factors for the Development of Animal Cruelty.; 7. The Neoteny Barrier: Seeking Respect for the Non-Cute Animal Farming; 8. "Pets or Meat"? Ethics and Domestic Animals; 9. Varieties of Harm to Animals in Industrial Farming; 10. Old McDonald's Had a Farm: The Metaphysics of Factory Farming; Trade in Animals; 11. Australia and Live Animal Export: Wronging Nonhuman Animals; 12. The Morality of the Reptile "Pet" Trade; Animals in Research; 13. Transgenic Animals, Biomedical Experiments, and "Progress"; 14. Raising the Bar in the Justification of Animal Research.