Animal welfare (Ethical eye) Book

Just how much do animals suffer? Does legislation make a difference to animal welfare and do economic factors hinder its improvement ? The treatment of animals has long been a subject of debate, yet attitudes towards animal welfare still differ greatly and genuine concern for animals has only really developed over the last few decades. The general public is concerned by this issue and has gradually started to exert pressure on those who use animals to change their ways and on politicians to introduce new legislation. This book about animal welfare takes a detailed look at the ethical issues, religious viewpoints and the attitudes of different countries towards animal welfare, as well as at the Council of Europe conventions and other European instruments aimed at tackling this issue at an international level.CONTENTS:Introduction - Concepts of animal protection and welfare including obligations and rightsETHICAL ISSUES: 6 articles RELIGIOUS VIEWPOINTS: Articles on Buddhism, Catholicism, Islam, Judaism, Othodox Church, and Protestantism ANIMAL WELFARE IN EUROPE: 7 articlesAPPENDICESAppendix I - Some key conceptsAppendix II - A selection of useful websitesAppendix III - Council of Europe treaties dealing with animalsRead More