Education for Animal Welfare (eBook)

Edward N. Eadie (Autor)

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2011 | 2011
XIV, 90 Seiten
Springer Berlin (Verlag)
978-3-642-16814-7 (ISBN)

Infos

This book deals with the role of education in improving animal welfare and reducing animal suffering inflicted by humans. It embraces situations in which humans have direct control over animals or

interfere directly with them, but it considers also indirect animal suffering resulting from human activities. Education is regarded in the broad sense of creating awareness and facilitating change. First, consideration is given to a number of specific themes in which education can make an important contribution towards reducing animal suffering, and subsequently an examination is made of a number of interrelated contexts in which education can address the various themes.

 

The considered educational themes are:

 

·        animal suffering and sentience that have both scientific and moral aspects

·        human discrimination against animals known as speciesism and the need for attitudinal change by humans

·        role and existing limitations of legislation in providing protection to animals

·        matter of enforcement of animal protection legislation

·        achievement of reform to improve animal protection by legislative and other means

·        training of professionals, carers, and users involved with animals to provide better protection

·        the scope for science to contribute to improved animal protection

·        animal protection as a regional and international issue

Inhalt

Education for Animal Welfare 3
Animal Welfare Series Preface 5
Acknowledgements 9
Contents 11
Abbreviations 13
Chapter 1: Introduction 15
Chapter 2: Educational Themes Related to Reduction in Animal Suffering 17
2.1 Animal Suffering and Sentience 17
2.2 Speciesism and Need for Attitudinal Change 22
2.3 Animal Protection Legislation and Its Limitations 27
2.4 Enforcement of Animal Protection Legislation 32
2.5 Achievement of Legislative and Other Reform 34
2.6 Training of Professionals, Carers, and Users Involved with Animals 38
2.7 Scope for Science to Contribute 43
2.8 Regional and International Protection 47
Chapter 3: Educational Contexts Involved in Reduction in Animal Suffering 51
3.1 Primary and Secondary School Systems 51
3.2 Higher Education and Research 57
3.3 Vocational and Industry Training 60
3.4 Animal Protection Organisations 66
3.5 Other Contexts 76
3.5.1 Government Administration and Agencies 76
3.5.2 Parliamentary Legislation and Regulation 77
3.5.3 Public Media 77
3.5.4 Parental and Preschool Education 78
3.5.5 Community Education 79
3.5.6 Professional Associations 80
3.5.7 Informative Advertising 80
3.5.8 Personal Interactions 81
3.5.9 Self-enlightenment 82
References 83
Index 92

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 11.1.2011
• Reihe/Serie: Animal Welfare
• Reihe/Serie: Animal Welfare
• Zusatzinfo: XIV, 90 p.
• Verlagsort: Berlin
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Studium ► 1. Studienabschnitt (Vorklinik) ► Biochemie / Molekularbiologie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Themenwelt: Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei
• Schlagworte: animals • Fish and Wildlife Biology • protection, animal • speciesism • suffering, animal • welfare, animal
• ISBN-10: 3-642-16814-0 / 3642168140
• ISBN-13: 978-3-642-16814-7 / 9783642168147