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The end of animal life: a start for ethical debate
Ethical and societal considerations on killing animals
Authors: MEIJBOOM Franck L.B., STASSEN Elsbeth N.
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Publication date: 01-2016
270 p. · Hardback
270 p. · Hardback
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Killing animals is common practice, yet it is not morally neutral. The end
of animal life is related to many societal and ethical questions and
concerns. Questions such as how long should we continue to treat an animal
before putting it down? But also the question whether it could be
legitimate to kill individual animals for the welfare of the herd or of
future generations. The ongoing public and academic discussions on these,
and on other well-known questions like those related to the killing of
animals for food or for scientific purposes, show that there is no one
standard evaluation of animal life.
This book is an edited volume that enables the reader to get a grip on
that plurality of views with regard to animals. It helps to deal with the
many questions related to the end of animal life. The chapters show how
the plurality of views on killing animals is related to moral
presuppositions by providing a clear overview of the ethical views on
end-of-life decisions.
Furthermore, the book contains a number of applied studies of the ethical
questions related to killing animals in various practices, including small
animal practice, wildlife management, fishing and fish farming, animal
experimentation and livestock farming. These chapters can help
veterinarians, scientists, students, policy makers and many other
professionals working with animals to easily get a good overview of the
issues at stake, and may contribute to responsible decision-making with
regard to the end of animal life.
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