書目名稱 | The Welfare of Invertebrate Animals |
編輯 | Claudio Carere,Jennifer Mather |
視頻video | http://file.papertrans.cn/923/922213/922213.mp4 |
概述 | Takes animal welfare into a wholly new and challenging dimension.Provides essays across various taxa.Illustrates how and why welfare should be achieved and formally anchored.Shares cutting-edge findin |
叢書名稱 | Animal Welfare |
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描述 | This book is devoted to the welfare of invertebrates, which make up 99% of animal species on earth. Addressing animal welfare, we do not often think of invertebrates; in fact we seldom consider them to be deserving of welfare evaluation. And yet we should. Welfare is a broad concern for any animal that we house, control or utilize – and we utilize invertebrates a lot. The Authors start with an emphasis on the values of non-vertebrate animals and discuss the need for a book on the present topic. The following chapters focus on specific taxa, tackling questions that are most appropriate to each one. What is pain in crustaceans, and how might we prevent it? How do we ensure that octopuses are not bored? What do bees need to thrive, pollinate our plants and give us honey? Since invertebrates have distinct personalities and some social animals have group personalities, how do we consider this? And, as in the European Union’s application of welfare consideration to cephalopods, howdo the practical regulatory issues play out?.We have previously relegated invertebrates to the category ‘things’ and did not worry about their treatment. New research suggest that some invertebrates such as cep |
出版日期 | Book 2019 |
關(guān)鍵詞 | Invertebrates; pain / suffering; nociception; sentience; ethics; animal personality; cognition; cephalopods |
版次 | 1 |
doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-13947-6 |
isbn_softcover | 978-3-030-13949-0 |
isbn_ebook | 978-3-030-13947-6Series ISSN 1572-7408 |
issn_series | 1572-7408 |
copyright | Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019 |