The Human Use of Animals - Case Studies in Ethical Choice

Klappentext The Human Use of Animals presents case studies that look at the practical and ethical issues arising from the human use of animals. The case studies report the facts about some of the most compelling and difficult issues that confront society today in the human use of animals. Each case study combines the facts of the case with analysis of ethical issues. Zusammenfassung The Human Use of Animals presents case studies that look at the practical and ethical issues arising from the human use of animals. The case studies report the facts about some of the most compelling and difficult issues that confront society today in the human use of animals. Each case study combines the facts of the case with analysis of ethical issues. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I. Introduction 1: Moral Issues about Animals Part II. Farm Animals 2: Humane Housing for Hogs 3: Veal Crates and Human Palates 4: What is a Chicken Worth? Part III. Animals for Entertainment 5: The Sport of Rooster Fighting 6: Winky and Wanda at the Detroit Zoo 7: Ringling Brothers' Big Cats Part IV. Companion Animals 8: Cosmetic Surgery for Dogs Part V. Religious Uses of Animals 9: Animal Sacrifice as Religious Ritual: The Santeria Case Part VI. Endangered Species 10: Bonobos: Humans' Closest Relatives Face Extinction Part VII. Biomedical Research and Cosmetic Testing 11: Head Injury Experiments on Primates at the University of Pennsylvania 12: What Does the Public Have a Right to Know? 13: Can There be Cruelty-Free Cosmetic Testing? Part VIII. Behavioral Research 14: Monkeys without Mothers 15: The Experimental Study of Animal Aggression Part IX. Wildlife Research 16: The Death of a Vagrant Bird Part X. Educational Uses of Animals 17: Should Frog Dissection Continue? Index

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• Autoren: Tom L. Beauchamp, Tom L./ Orlans Beauchamp, Beauchamp Tom L., Rebecca Dresser, Dresser Rebecca, John P. Gluck, Gluck John P., David B. Morton, Morton David B., F. Barbara Orlans
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 21.03.2008
• EAN: 9780195340198
• ISBN: 978-0-19-534019-8
• Seiten: 287
• Abmessung: 159 mm x 229 mm x 19 mm
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Philosophie > Allgemeines, Lexika; Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik > Medizin > Allgemeines; Sachbuch > Philosophie, Religion > Philosophie: Allgemeines, Nachschlagewerke; Medical research, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, MEDICAL / Research, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy