Authoritative examination on the treatment of animals.

Collates diverse opinions on numerous topics concerning potential cruelty towards animals.

Over twenty contributions from experts in the field of animal treatment and ethics.

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Andrew Linzey is Director of the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics, and Visiting Professor of Animal Theology at the University of Winchester. He is the author of such works as The Global Guide to Animal Protection (2013) The Link Between Animal Abuse and Human Violence (2009) and Why Animal Suffering Matters: Philosophy, Theology, and Practical Ethics (2009).

Clair Linzey is Deputy Director of the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics, and Associate Editor of the Journal of Animal Ethics. She has written entries for the Vocabulary for the Study of Religion, the Encyclopedia of Bioethics 4th Edition, the Oxford Encyclopedia of the Bible and Ethics, and the Encyclopedia of Food and Agricultural Ethics.  

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This handbook provides an in-depth examination of the practical and theoretical issues within the emerging field of animal ethics. Leading experts from around the globe offer insights into cutting edge topics as diverse as killing for food, religious slaughter, animal companions, aquariums, genetic manipulation, hunting for sport and bullfighting. Including contributions from Lisa Johnson on the themes of human dominance, Thomas White on the ethics of captivity, Mark Bernstein on the ethics of killing and Kay Peggs on the causation of suffering, this handbook offers an authoritative reference work for contemporary applied animal ethics. Progressive in approach, the authors explore the challenges that animal ethics poses both conceptually and practically to traditional understandings of humananimal relations. Key Features:

·         Structured in four parts to examine the ethics of control, the ethics of captivity, the ethics of killing and the ethics of causing suffering

·         Interdisciplinary approach including philosophical, historical, scientific, legal, anthropological, religious, psychological and sociological perspectives

·         Focussed treatment of practical issues such as animals in farming, zoos and animal experimentation

The Palgrave Handbook of Practical Animal Ethics is an essential resource for those with an interest in the ethics of modern-day treatment of animals as well as scholars, researchers and advanced students in zoology, philosophy, anthropology, religious studies and sociology.

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Series Editors' Preface

Acknowledgments

Editors and Contributors

Introduction

The Challenge of Animal Ethics Andrew Linzey and Clair Linzey

Section I: The Ethics of Control 1.         Introduction: The Ethics of Control

Lisa Johnson

2.         Animal Justice as Non-Domination

Valéry Giroux and Carl Saucier-Bouffard

3.         Rethinking the Ethic of Human Dominance

Grace Clement

4.         Chain of Fools

Les Mitchell

5.         Our Moral Duties to Ill and Aging Companion Animals

Faith Bjalobok

6.         Speciesism and the Ideology of Domination in the Italian Philosophical Tradition

Leonardo Caffo

7.         Bioengineering, Animal Advocacy, and the Ethics of Control

Jodey Castricano

Section II: The Ethics of Captivity

8.         Introduction: The Ethics of Captivity

Thomas I. White

9.         Incarceration, Liberty, and Dignity
Lori Gruen

10.       Speciesism and Zoos: Shifting the Paradigm, Maintaining the Prejudice

Elizabeth Tyson 11.       Elephants in Captivity

Catherine Doyle

12.       Whales, Dolphins and Humans: Challenges in Interspecies Ethics

Thomas I. White

13.       The Marine Mammal Captivity Issue: Time for a Paradigm Shift

Lori Marino

Section III: The Ethics of Killing

14.       Introduction: The Ethics of Killing

Mark H. Bernstein

15.       Religious Slaughter: Science, Law, and Ethics

Jordan Sosnowski

16.       Fishing for Trouble: The Ethics of Recreational Angling

Maximilian Padden Elder

17.       What Is Morally Wrong with Killing Animals (If This Does Not Involve Suffering)?****

Carlos M. Naconecy**

18.       Killing AnimalsPermitted by God? The Role of Christian Ethics in (Not) Protecting the Lives of Animals

Kurt Remele

19.       Smoke and Mirrors: An Analysis of Some Important Conceptions Used to Justify Hunting

Priscilla N. Cohn**

20.       Comparing the Wrongness of Killing Humans and Killing Animals

Mark H. Bernstein  

Section IV: The Ethics of Causing Suffering 21.  &...