| Farm Animal Welfare: Social, Bioethical, and Research Issues Contributor(s): Rollin, Bernard E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0813801915 ISBN-13: 9780813801919 Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Professional OUR PRICE: $60.75 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2003 Annotation: The humane treatment of animals in large-scale production facilities has become a hot-topic and is increasingly an issue of concern for American consumers. Evidence of this fact is a recent Gallup poll indicating that three out of four Americans want legislated assurance that farm animals receive proper care. Now available in paperback, Farm Animal Welfare, defines and explores this issue and reflects Rollin's personal work for farm animal welfare. Delving into all aspects of commercial production, Rollin covers the role that veterinary science, animal science, agriculture, agribusiness, and government regulation play in commercial production of farm animals. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Animal Rights - Technology & Engineering | Agriculture - Animal Husbandry - Medical | Veterinary Medicine - Food Animal |
| Dewey: 179.3 |
| LCCN: 95021992 |
| Physical Information: 0.43" H x 6.2" W x 9.02" (0.60 lbs) 184 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Animals born with bones and muscles are meant to move. In modern systems of intensive agriculture, however, many animals -- notably, swine, veal calves, and poultry -- are rigorously confined. In this book Professor Bernard E. Rollin describes problems of animal welfare in today's agriculture, discusses the research that exists for improving these systems, and proposes topics for further study. Rollin urges animal producers and agricultural scientists to begin now to address welfare problems. He cites the biomedical research community, which ignored issues of pain control and animal welfare until public concern led to federal legislation. Promising work has already been done in Europe, where the public has demanded that livestock not suffer. A new social ethic in the United States calls for humane agricultural systems that meet the needs and natures of the animals we use. Striking a balanced and rational approach, Rollin's thoughtful text is valuable reading for animal producers, agricultural scientists, veterinarians, animal advocates, and the general public. |