Animal Welfare & Human ValuesWilfrid Laurier Univ. Press, 24 jun 1993 - 334 pagina's As the most populous province in Canada, Ontario is a microcosm of the animal welfare issues which beset Western civilization. The authors of this book, chairman and vice-chairman, respectively, of the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, find themselves constantly being made aware of the atrocities committed in the Society’s jurisdiction. They have been, in turn, puzzled, exasperated and horrified at humanity’s cruelty to our fellow sentient beings. The issues discussed in this book are the most contentious in animal welfare disputes — animal experimentation, fur-farming and trapping, the use of animals for human entertainment and the conditions under which animals are raised for human consumption. They are complex issues and should be thought about fairly and seriously. The authors, standing squarely on the side of the animals, suggest “community” and “belonging” as concepts through which to understand our relationships to other species. They ground their ideas in Wordsworth’s “primal sympathy” and Jung’s “unconscious identity” with the animal realm. The philosophy developed in this book embraces common sense and compromise as the surest paths to the goal of animal welfare. It requires respect and consideration for other species while acknowledging our primary obligations to our fellow humans. |
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... consideration of these issues none of them may be resolved by reason and facts alone . At the end of the day solutions can only be found in the refinement of human sensibilities . Unaccommodated man is no more but such a poor , bare ...
... consideration to animals but in some respects , at least until the nineteenth century , sometimes the reverse — despite the fact that there have always been some who have been willing to swim against the tide . By contrast , Oriental ...
... consideration we can only conclude — despite the paradoxes in Aristotle's writings — that Aristotle considered the ethical treatment of animals a responsibility — even if not one of the highest — of human behaviour . Aristotle was among ...
... consideration for the interests of oxen . 10 According to Genesis , humans began as vegetarians ( 1 , 29 ) but God also gave them dominion over all animals , vegetation and earth ( 1 , 26 ) . However , since God saw that His creation of ...
... consideration for the welfare of oxen , it might be acknowledged that there was some minimal requirement of consideration for the interests of sentient beings . Indeed in Proverbs we are told explicitly that " A righteous man regardeth ...
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Animal Experimentation The Alternatives | 73 |
Animal Experimentation Legislation and Assessment | 85 |
Hunting Fishing and Fowling | 103 |
Animals in Entertainment Zoos Aquaria and Circuses | 185 |
Of Farms and Factories | 211 |
Companion Animals | 229 |
The Community of Sentient Beings | 243 |
The Philosophy of Animal Rights | 265 |
The Philosophy of Animal Protection | 283 |
Epilogue Ode to Sensibility | 307 |
Select Bibliography | 317 |
Frivolous Fur Veneration and Environmentalism | 123 |
Frivolous Fur Trappers Clubbers and Farmers | 139 |
Animals in Entertainment Racing Riding and Fighting | 161 |
Index | 321 |