The Commodification of Farm Animals (1st ed. 2022) (Animal Welfare #21)
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- Synopsis
- This book examines how the developments in veterinary science, philosophy, economics and law converged during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries to entrench farm animals along a commodification pathway. It covers two neglected areas of study; the importance of international veterinary conferences to domestic regimes and the influence of early global treaties that dealt with animal health on domestic quarantine measures. The author concludes by arguing that society needs to reconsider its understanding and the place of the welfare paradigm in animal production systems. As it presently stands, this paradigm can be used to justify almost any self-serving reason to abrogate ethical principles.The topic of this book will appeal to a wide readership; not only scholars, students and educators but also people involved in animal production, interested parties and experts in the animal welfare and animal rights sector, as well as policy-makers and regulators, who will find this work informative and thought-provoking.
- Copyright:
- 2022
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- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9783030858704
- Related ISBNs:
- 9783030858698
- Publisher:
- Springer International Publishing
- Date of Addition:
- 03/30/22
- Copyrighted By:
- Springer Nature Switzerland AG
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Animals, Technology, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Medicine
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- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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