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Informationen zum Autor Peter Sandøe is Professor of Bioethics at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, where he has been teaching animal ethics to veterinary and animal science students for nearly two decades. He is co-author of Ethics of Animal Use (Wiley Blackwell, 2008) and co-editor of Dilemmas in Animal Welfare (CABI, 2014).Sandra Corr is Clinical Reader in Small Animal Surgery, at the School of Veterinary Medicine and Science, University of Nottingham, UK. She is a European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery, who spends her time teaching veterinary students, and working in referral practice. She has published widely in veterinary and comparative journals.Clare Palmer is Professor of Philosophy at Texas A & M University, USA. She is the author of Animal Ethics in Context (Columbia University Press, 2010), the editor of Animal Rights in the Ashgate International Library of Essays on Rights (2008) and co-editor of Killing Animals (Illinois University Press 2006). Klappentext Companion Animal Ethics explores the important ethical questions and problems that arise as a result of humans keeping animals as companions.* The first comprehensive book dedicated to ethical and welfare concerns surrounding companion animals* Scholarly but still written in an accessible and engaging style* Considers the idea of animal companionship and why it should matter ethically* Explores problems associated with animals sharing human lifestyles and homes, such as obesity, behavior issues, selective breeding, over-treatment, abandonment, euthanasia and environmental impacts* Offers insights into practical ways of improving ethical standards relating to animal companions Zusammenfassung Companion Animal Ethics explores the important ethical questions and problems that arise as a result of humans keeping animals as companions. Inhaltsverzeichnis ForewordIntroductionChapter 1. History of Companion Animals and the Companion Animal SectorChapter 2. The development and role of the veterinary and other professions in relation to companion animalsChapter 3. Human Attachment to Companion AnimalsChapter 4. Companion Animal WelfareChapter 5. Theories of Companion Animal EthicsChapter 6. Breeding and Acquiring Companion AnimalsChapter 7. Selective breedingChapter 8: Feeding - and the Problem of ObesityChapter 9. Companion Animal Training and Behavioural ProblemsChapter 10. Routine Neutering of Companion AnimalsChapter 11. Performing convenience surgery: tail docking, ear cropping, debarking and declawingChapter 12. Treating ill animals, and end-of-life issuesChapter 13. Unwanted and unowned companion animalsChapter 14. Ethics and Broader Impacts of Companion AnimalsChapter 15. Other CompanionsChapter 16. Companion animals and the future...
