Animal Welfare Science, Husbandry and Ethics charts the history of our
understanding of farm animal welfare, throughout time--the human use of
animals in different eras, and farming in different systems. The book
examines the human/non-human animal relationship with a philosophical
approach, examining the connections and disconnections between animals
and people, and charts the beliefs and motives of different
philosophers, theories, and movements in animal welfare. The book also
looks at our current animal welfare systems, the pathway to how we got
here, and future considerations for achieving a sustainable animal
welfare model.
Intended for animal welfare students, teachers, researchers and academic
libraries, this book introduces a complex subject requiring an
understanding of the underlying factors and drivers of human behaviour
and farming systems.