| Animals, Politics and Morality: Second Edition Contributor(s): Garner, Robert (Author), Anderssen, Mikael (Editor), Liefferink, Duncan (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0719066212 ISBN-13: 9780719066214 Publisher: Manchester University Press OUR PRICE: $28.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2004 Annotation: This is an extensively re-written second edition of a well regarded and much cited text on the issue of animal protection. It remains the only text to combine an examination of the philosophy and politics of the issue. Its central argument is that the philosophical debate is central to an understanding and evaluation of the substantive issues involving animals and the nature of the movement for change. The book has been thoroughly revised to include major theoretical and empirical developments. Specifically, the "second generation" of animal ethics literature is examined in detail, and attention is paid to the campaigns and public controversy over the export of live animals and the use of animals in research, the impact of genetic engineering on the welfare of animals and the latest developments in the controversy over hunting. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - Environmental Policy - Nature | Animal Rights - Law | Environmental |
| Dewey: 179.3 |
| LCCN: 2005273105 |
| Series: Issues in Environmental Politics |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.94" W x 8.16" (0.81 lbs) 296 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: How do we treat animals? How ought we to treat them? These are the two central questions tackled in the extensively re-written and up dated second edition of this well-regarded and much-cited text. It remains the only book which combines in a single volume, not only a concise and accessible account of the on going debate about animals in moral and legal philosophy, but also a detailed analysis of how this debate is central to an understanding of the ways in which animals are treated. In the last decade in Britain, we have witnessed major campaigns and public controversy over the export of live animals, and the use of animals in research. Major campaigns have been mounted against companies such as Shamrock and Huntingdon Life Sciences. The impact of genetic engineering on the welfare of animals has also emerged as an important area of concern. In addition, the controversy over hunting has become even more pronounced, with the launch of the pro-hunting Countryside Alliance. |