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Are We Pushing Animals to Their Biological Limits?: Welfare and Ethical Implications

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Are We Pushing Animals to Their Biological Limits?: Welfare and Ethical Implications - Grandin, Temple, Dr. (Editor), and Whiting, Martin (Editor)
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This new text looks at thewelfare problems and philosophical and ethical issues that are caused bychanges made to an animal's telos, behavior, and physiology to adapt them forhuman uses. These changes may involve selective breeding for production, appearance traits, or competitive advantage in sport; transgenic animals; orthe use of pharmaceuticals or hormones to enhance production or performance. Considering a wide range of animals, including farm animals, companion animals, and laboratory animals, the bookreviews the ...

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Are We Pushing Animals to Their Biological Limits?: Welfare and Ethical Implications 2018, Cabi

ISBN-13: 9781786390547

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