Understanding Animal Welfare: The Science in Its Cultural Context (Paperback)

Foreword vi

Preface vii

Dedication xi

Part I Animal Welfare in Context 1

Introduction 2

1 Animals and Moral Concern 9

2 Animals in the Human Mind 24

3 A Good Life for Animals 41

4 A Science of Animal Welfare? 61

Part II Studying Animal Welfare 79

Introduction 80

5 Disease, Injury and Production 84

6 ‘Stress’ 104

7 Abnormal Behaviour 125

8 Affective States 146

9 ‘Natural’ Living 169

10 Preferences and Motivation 191

Part III Drawing Conclusions about Animal Welfare 217

Introduction 218

11 How Do the Different Measures Relate to Each Other? 222

12 Selecting and Combining Criteria of Animal Welfare 241

13 Animal Welfare, Values and Mandated Science 260

Coda 275

References 287

Index 309