Animal Ethics in the Wild - Wild Animal Suffering and Intervention in Nature

Animals, like humans, suffer and die from natural causes. This is particularly true of animals living in the wild, given their high exposure to, and low capacity to cope with, harmful natural processes. Most wild animals likely have short lives, full of suffering, usually ending in terrible deaths. This book argues that on the assumption that we have reasons to assist others in need, we should intervene in nature to prevent or reduce the harms wild animals suffer, provided that it is feasible and that the expected result is positive overall. It is of the utmost importance that academics from different disciplines as well as animal advocates begin to confront this issue. The more people are concerned with wild animal suffering, the more probable it is that safe and effective solutions to the plight of wild animals will be implemented in the future.

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• Authors: Catia Faria, Catia (Complutense University of Madrid) Faria
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2022
• EAN: 9781009100632
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0910063-2
• No. of pages: 200
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 235 mm x 15 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Nature; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / General, ART / Subjects & Themes / Plants & Animals, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, ART / Subjects & Themes / Landscapes & Seascapes, Zoology & animal sciences, Ethics & moral philosophy, Animals & society, Bioethics, Ethics and moral philosophy, Ethical issues & debates, Bio-ethics, Animals and society, Nature in art, Zoology and animal sciences, Ethical issues and debates