The Palgrave Handbook of Practical Animal Ethics

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.

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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Series Editors' Preface.- Acknowledgments.- Editors and Contributors.- 1. Introduction: The Challenge of Animal Ethics. Andrew Linzey and Clair Linzey.- Section I: The Ethics of Control.- 2. Introduction: The Ethics of Control. Lisa Johnson.- 3. Animal Justice as Non-Domination. Valéry Giroux and Carl Saucier-Bouffard.- 4. Rethinking the Ethic of Human Dominance. Grace Clement.- 5. Chain of Fools. Les Mitchell.- 6.< Our Moral Duties to Ill and Aging Companion Animals. Faith Bjalobok.- 7. Speciesism and the Ideology of Domination in the Italian Philosophical Tradition. Leonardo Caffo.- 8. Bioengineering, Animal Advocacy, and the Ethics of Control. Jodey Castricano.- Section II: The Ethics of Captivity.- 9. Introduction: The Ethics of Captivity. Thomas I. White.- 10. Incarceration, Liberty, and Dignity. Lori Gruen.- 11. Speciesism and Zoos: Shifting the Paradigm, Maintaining the Prejudice. Elizabeth Tyson.- 12. Elephants in Captivity. Catherine Doyle.- 13. Whales, Dolphins and Humans: Challenges in Interspecies Ethics. Thomas I. White.- 14. important="" conceptions="" used="" to="" justify="" hunting. priscilla="" n.="" cohn.-="" 21.="" comparing="" wrongness="" humans="" animals. mark="" bernstein.- Section IV: The Ethics of Causing Suffering.- 22. Introduction: The Ethics of Causing Suffering. Kay Peggs.- 23. Animal Suffering Matters. Kay Peggs.- 24. Human Duties, Animal Suffering, and Animal Rights: A Legal Reevaluation. Darren Sean Calley.- 25. Suffering Existence: Nonhuman Animals and Ethics. Kay Peggs and Barry Smart.- 26. Suffering of Animals in Food Production: Problems and Practical Solutions. Akisha Townsend Eaton.- 27. Suffering for Science and How Science Supports the End of Animal Experiments. Aysha Akhtar.- 28. Bullfighting: The Legal Protection of Suffering. Lidia de Tienda Palop.- 28. Free-roaming Animals, Killing, and Suffering: The Case of African Elephants; Kai Horsthemke.- 30. The Dog that is Willing to Die: The Ethics of Animal Fighting; Randall Lockwood.- Index. <p