Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Contents
Foreword: Extending Justice and Compassion
Introduction: Other Eyes and Other Worlds
Introduction
Animal protection in Britain
The emergence of animal protection in Russia
European animal protection
The humane movement in Canada
Societies against cruelty in the United States
Vegetarianism in Britain and America
Animal issues in Australia
Animal protection in Africa
Animals in Asia
Animals in Chinese culture
Animals in the Middle East
Challenges to animal protection in Scandinavia
Japanese attitudes toward animals
South American perspectives on animals
The treatment of animals in India
Introduction
Acoustic impacts on marine life
Cephalopods and decapod crustaceans
Commercial whaling
Intelligence in whales and dolphins
The pinnipeds
The rehabilitation of dolphins
Sea fishes and commercial fishing
Sea turtles in the Mediterranean
Shark conservation
Stranded marine mammals
Understanding amphibians
West Indian manatees
Introduction
Captive chimpanzees
The ethics of zoos
Marine mammals in captivity
Roadside zoos and menageries
The scientific claims of zoos
Animal protection and environmentalism
Conservation philosophy
De-snaring in Kenya
The ethics of killing free-living animals
The ethics of reintroduction
Immunocontraception
Preserving animals in Madagascar
Sanctuaries and rehabilitation
Snares and snaring
The big cats
Coexisting with coyotes
Facts about bears
Free-living chimpanzees
Free-ranging horses
The future of free-roaming orangutans
Koalas and their protection
Moon bears and bear bile farming
Perceptions of elephants
The persecution of badgers
Primates worldwide
The protection of birds
The slaughter of kangaroos
Threats to the brown hare
Understanding beavers
The welfare of mute swans
CITES and international trade
The fur trade
Live animal exports
The trade in primates for research
The trade in reptiles
The World Trade Organization
Introduction
Cats
Dogs
Gerbils
Guinea pigs
Hamsters
Horses
Rabbits
Children’s relations with animals
The concept of guardianship
Disaster planning
Enhancing a dog’s environment
Kennels and catteries
A lifelong responsibility
Shelters and sanctuaries
Teaching animals humanely
Understanding companion animals
Animal burials
Euthanasia
The experience of loss
First aid
Holistic health care
Homeopathy
Insurance
Neutering and spaying
Canine profiling
Cosmetic surgery
Dogs as food
The ethics of commercialization
Feral cats
Pound seizure
Puppy mills
Selective breeding
Stray animals
Introduction
Animal welfare and farming
Birds used in food production
Fish farming
Fur farming
Horse slaughter
Pig castration
The production of foie gras
Religious slaughter
Slaughter
The welfare of cows
The welfare of pigs
The welfare of sheep
The alternatives
Animals used in research
Cloning animals
The ethics of testing
Freedom of information
Military experiments
Patenting animals
Product testing
Stem cell research
Toxicity testing
Transgenic animals
Xenotransplantation
Angling for sport
Animals in circuses
Animals in film
Blood fiestas
Bull fighting
Canned hunts
Cock fighting
Deer hunting
Dog fighting
Greyhound racing
Hunting with dogs
Hunting with ferrets
Jumps racing
Live pigeon shoots
Live quail shoots
Pigeon racing
Rodeos
Introduction
Animal and human violence
The feminist ethic of care
Moral anthropocentrism
The moral claims of animals
The moral community
Developments in animal law
Legal challenges to experiments in the United Kingdom
Legal protection of animals in China
The legal rights of great apes
Legislation in the European Union
Progress in animal welfare
Animal-friendly spirituality
Animal sacrifice
Animals in the Bible
Animals in Jainism
Buddhist attitudes
The Buddhist case for vegetarianism
Catholic teaching
Confucianism and Daoism
Hinduism and animals
Islam and animals
Judaism and animal life
Animal agriculture and climate change
Animal pain
Animals and public health
The complexity of animal awareness
Humane research
Veterinary ethics
The declaration of the rights of cetaceans
The universal charter of the rights of other species
Universal declaration on animal welfare
Introduction
Alternatives to dissection
Animal advocacy
Animal courses in academia
Animals and the major media
Animals in politics
Reporting cruelty in the United Kingdom
Reporting cruelty in the United States
Caring for animals and humans
Caring shopping
Cruelty-free labeling
Ethical finance
Humane education
Living with animal neighbors
Ethical vegetarianism
Meatout
Plant-based nutrition
Vegan living
Veganic gardening
Vegetarian cooking
About the Editor and the Contributors
Index