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Animals, Ethics and Trade: The Challenge of Animal Sentience
Modern urban life cuts us off from direct connection with the animal world, yet daily the lives of millions of animals are affected by what we consume and wear and what we trade in. The use of animals for food, labour and pleasure pursuits has long been justified with the assumption that unlike huma... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2006 -
The Meat Crisis: Developing more Sustainable and Ethical Production and Consumption (Earthscan Food and Agriculture)
Meat and dairy production and consumption are in crisis. Globally, 70 billion farm animals are used for food production every year. It is well accepted that livestock production is a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) pred... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2014 -
The Meat Business: Devouring a Hungry Planet (Routledge Library Editions: Food Supply and Policy)
Originally published in 1999. The theme running through this collection of essays is that food quality and human health, the welfare of animals and the methods of farming, and the quality of the environment, go hand-in-hand. This theme continues along the lines that the present system is harmful to ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 1999 -
Farming, Food and Nature: Respecting Animals, People and the Environment (Earthscan Food and Agriculture)
Livestock production and its use of finite resources is devastating biodiversity and pushing wildlife to the brink of extinction. This powerful book examines the massive global impact caused by intensive livestock production and then explores solutions, ranging from moving to agroecological farming ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2019 -
Sustainable Agricultural Development
Due to many challenges (i.e. climate change, energy, water and land shortage, high demands on food, land grabbing, etc.), agriculture production potential is expected to be seriously affected; thus, increasing food insecurity and hunger in many already affected regions (especially in Africa). In th... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2010 -
Animal Welfare in a Changing World
by Andrew Butterworth • Rebecca Aldworth • Shelley M. Alexander • Regina Asmutis-Silvia • Panayiotis Panos Azmanis • Prof Daniel Berckmans • Lotta Berg • Harry Blokhuis • Xavier Boivin • John Bradshaw • Prof. Victoria Braithwaite • Stijn Bruers • Henry Buller • Joyce D’Silva • Sarah Dolman • Chris Draper • David A. Fennell • Charles Foster • Taryn Glass • Temple Grandin • Adam Hart • Sophia Hepple • Kristof Hermans • Elly Hiby • Miel Hostens • Mark Jones • Michael J Kuba • Philip Lymbery • Miriam Martin • Tomas Norton • Geert Opsomer • Maria Panagiotopoulou • Paul C. Paquet • Conor Ryan • Mark Simmonds • Kalliopi Stara • Rigas Tsiakiris • Bonny Ranst • Paul Whittington • James YeatesContemporary and challenging, this thought-provoking book outlines a number of the key dilemmas in animal welfare for today's, and tomorrow's, world. The issues discussed range from the welfare of hunted animals, to debates around intensive farming versus sustainability, and the effects of climate a... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2018 -
Animal Welfare in a Changing World
by Temple Grandin • David A. Fennell • Tomas Norton • Paul C. Paquet • Andrew Butterworth • Elly Hiby • Mark Jones • Conor Ryan • Philip Lymbery • Rebecca Aldworth • Shelley M. Alexander • Regina Asmutis-Silvia • Panayiotis Panos Azmanis • Prof Daniel Berckmans • Lotta Berg • Harry Blokhuis • Xavier Boivin • John Bradshaw • Prof. Victoria Braithwaite • Stijn Bruers • Henry Buller • Joyce D’Silva • Sarah Dolman • Chris Draper • Charles Foster • Taryn Glass • Adam Hart • Sophia Hepple • Kristof Hermans • Miel Hostens • Michael J Kuba • Miriam Martin • Geert Opsomer • Maria Panagiotopoulou • Mark Simmonds • Kalliopi Stara • Rigas Tsiakiris • Bonny Ranst • Paul Whittington • James YeatesContemporary and challenging, this thought-provoking book outlines a number of the key dilemmas in animal welfare for today's, and tomorrow's, world. The issues discussed range from the welfare of hunted animals, to debates around intensive farming versus sustainability, and the effects of climate a... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2018