WHY ANIMALS MATTER:ANIMAL CONSCIOUSNESS ANIMAL WELFARE & HUMAN WELL BEING

Marian Stamp Dawkins, CBE, (Professor of Animal Behaviour, University of Oxford, Mary Snow Fellow in Biological Sciences, Somerville College, Oxford)

ISBN 10: 0199587825 / ISBN 13: 9780199587827

Published by Oxford University Press, United Kingdom, Oxford, 2012

About this Item

In a world increasingly concerned with climate change, food security, and other human issues, the welfare of non-human animals is in danger of being overlooked and side-lined. Using the latest scientific research on animal consciousness and emotions, Marian Stamp Dawkins argues that if animal welfare is to be taken seriously by world opinion, it needs a complete rethink. She asks important questions such as: are we justified in projecting human emotions on to animals? What can science tell us about their quality of life? She concludes that we need to place less emphasis on the conscious experience of suffering in animals, and more emphasis on the practical importance of animal welfare to human health and human well-being. This requires a long, hard look at some of the cherished ideas we hold about animal emotions, and what we can and cannot know about the conscious experiences of other animals. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: WHY ANIMALS MATTER:ANIMAL CONSCIOUSNESS ANIMAL WELFARE & HUMAN WELL BEING
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, United Kingdom, Oxford
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0199587825
• ISBN 13: 9780199587827
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 386 grams

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Synopsis

In a world increasingly concerned with climate change, food security, and other human issues, the welfare of non-human animals is in danger of being overlooked and side-lined. Using the latest scientific research on animal consciousness and emotions, Marian Stamp Dawkins argues that if animal welfare is to be taken seriously by world opinion, it needs a complete rethink. She asks important questions such as: are we justified in projecting human emotions on to animals? What can science tell us about their quality of life? She concludes that we need to place less emphasis on the conscious experience of suffering in animals, and more emphasis on the practical importance of animal welfare to human health and human well-being. This requires a long, hard look at some of the cherished ideas we hold about animal emotions, and what we can and cannot know about the conscious experiences of other animals.

About the Author

Marian Stamp Dawkins was born in Hereford, England and has been fascinated by animal behaviour all her life. She read Zoology at the University of Oxford and studied with Niko Tinbergen, the Nobel Laureate and one of the 'founding fathers' of ethology, the study of animal behaviour. In 1998 she became Professor of Animal Behaviour at Oxford. Her research now centred increasingly on large scale commercial studies (broiler chickens, ducks and laying hens) as a bridge between academic research and the wider world of commercial farming.