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Klappentext The first International Conference on Veterinary and Animal Ethics (ICVAE) held in September 2011 saw leading experts from across the world come together to discuss the most important issues of animal welfare in contemporary veterinary practice and research. This is the extended proceedings of that conference, enabling all those interested in this increasingly significant subject to benefit from the insights of those discussions.The conference was divided into four sessions: Principles of veterinary and animal ethics; Justifying ends - the morality of animal use; Ethical analyses of animal use; and Cultural, political, legal and economic considerations. Each session contained four or five papers, and these are presented here in full, as well as the transcribed question and answer sessions at the end of each paper, and a short post-presentation reflection from each author. Also included is the debate on the motion 'Is it better to have lived and lost than never to have lived at all?' which records three prepared responses to the question as well as registrants' comments from the floor.KEY FEATURES* Contributions from the leading thinkers in veterinary and animal ethics today* Includes stimulating, challenging, thought-provoking and sometimes controversial discussions* Addresses key questions on the role of the veterinarian and the morality of animal use, as well as our impact on wildlife* Provides guidance on the practical application of ethical principles and the problems encounteredPublished as part of the UFAW Animal Welfare book series. See www.wiley.com/go/ufaw for more details. "The editors have done a great job of providing the information as it was presented and their efforts will enable readers to develop their own opinions." ( Doody's , 26 July 2013) Zusammenfassung The first International Conference on Veterinary and Animal Ethics (ICVAE) held in September 2011 saw leading experts from across the world come together to discuss the most important issues of animal welfare in contemporary veterinary practice and research. This is the extended proceedings of that conference, enabling all those interested in this increasingly significant subject to benefit from the insights of those discussions.The conference was divided into four sessions: Principles of veterinary and animal ethics; Justifying ends - the morality of animal use; Ethical analyses of animal use; and Cultural, political, legal and economic considerations. Each session contained four or five papers, and these are presented here in full, as well as the transcribed question and answer sessions at the end of each paper, and a short post-presentation reflection from each author. Also included is the debate on the motion 'Is it better to have lived and lost than never to have lived at all?' which records three prepared responses to the question as well as registrants' comments from the floor.KEY FEATURES* Contributions from the leading thinkers in veterinary and animal ethics today* Includes stimulating, challenging, thought-provoking and sometimes controversial discussions* Addresses key questions on the role of the veterinarian and the morality of animal use, as well as our impact on wildlife* Provides guidance on the practical application of ethical principles and the problems encounteredPublished as part of the UFAW Animal Welfare book series. See www.wiley.com/go/ufaw for more details. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contributors viiForeword by John Webster xPreface xiiiSession I Principles of Veterinary and Animal Ethics 1Patrick Bateson1 The History of Veterinary Ethics in Britain, ca. 1870-2000 3Abigail Woods2 The Idea of Animal Welfare - Developments and Tensions 19Peter Sandøe and Karsten Klint Jensen3 Lessons from Medical Ethics 32Carolyn Johnston4 Veterinary Ethics, Professionalism and Society 44Stephen A. MaySession II Justifying Ends - The Morality of Animal Use 59Jud...
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Contributors viiForeword by John Webster xPreface xiiiSession I Principles of Veterinary and Animal Ethics 1Patrick Bateson1 The History of Veterinary Ethics in Britain, ca. 1870-2000 3Abigail Woods2 The Idea of Animal Welfare - Developments and Tensions 19Peter Sandøe and Karsten Klint Jensen3 Lessons from Medical Ethics 32Carolyn Johnston4 Veterinary Ethics, Professionalism and Society 44Stephen A. MaySession II Justifying Ends - The Morality of Animal Use 59Judy MacArthur Clark5 Justice of Animal Use in the Veterinary Profession 63Martin C. Whiting6 Telos 75Bernard E. Rollin7 Agriculture, Animal Welfare and Climate Change 84Steven P. McCulloch8 Ethics and Ethical Analysis in Veterinary Science: The Development and Application of the Ethical Matrix Method 100Kate Millar9 The Ethics of Animal Enhancement 113James YeatesSession III Ethical Analyses of Animal Use 133Peter Jinman10 Wildlife Medicine, Conservation and Welfare 135James K. Kirkwood11 Veterinary Ethics and the Use of Animals in Research: Are They Compatible? 155Colin Gilbert and Sarah Wolfensohn12 Production Animals: Ethical and Welfare Issues Raised by Production-focused Management of Newborn Livestock 174David J. Mellor13 Companion Animals 188Sandra A. Corr14 Ethical Analysis of the Use of Animals for Sport 201Madeleine CampbellSession IV Cultural, Political, Legal and Economic Considerations 217John Webster15 Global Cultural Considerations of Animal Ethics 219Michael C. Appleby16 Animal Ethics and the Government's Policy: 'To Guard and Protect' 229Sophia Hepple and Nigel Gibbens17 Veterinary Ethics and Law 245Marie Fox18 Ethical Citizenship 261Björn Forkman19 Principles, Preference and Profit: Animal Ethics in a Market Economy 271John McInerneyDebate: 'Is It Better to Have Lived and Lost than Never to Have Lived at All?' 286Patrick BatesonIndex 300
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"The editors have done a great job of providing the information as it was presented and their efforts will enable readers to develop their own opinions." ( Doody's , 26 July 2013)
