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Trade is an inevitable part of human activity and evolution, but when it involves animals there are important ethical issues that have to be considered. Animal trade is often for economic reasons only, and may be hard to justify ethically. There are significant welfare and environmental costs to animals and human society that must be carefully evaluated before such a trade is sanctioned. Controversial and thought-provoking, this text focuses on the trade in live and dead animals and animal parts. It examines the facts and figures to quantify the scope of the animal trade, concentrating mainly on farm animals, but also covering captive wildlife and companion animals. The book describes welfare, environmental, economic and cultural issues around this trade, debating important ethical considerations for everyone that uses or is otherwise involved with animals, especially people in animal welfare.

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1: The history of animal trade 2: Trade policies for animal products 3: Trade wars, sanctions and discrimination 4: Trade in meat 5: Trade in some key animal products: dairy, wool and fur 6: Trade in live farm animals 7: Disease transmission and biodiversity loss through the trade in farm animals 8: Trade in horses, cats and dogs 9: Trade in wildlife and exotic species 10: The future of animal trade

Animal Trade, The: Evolution, Ethics and

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      Publisher CABI Publishing
      Published 14 September 2015
      ISBN-13 9781780643137
      978-1780643137
      ISBN-10 1780643136
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      Veterinary medicine

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      Book Synopsis
      Trade is an inevitable part of human activity and evolution, but when it involves animals there are important ethical issues that have to be considered. Animal trade is often for economic reasons only, and may be hard to justify ethically. There are significant welfare and environmental costs to animals and human society that must be carefully evaluated before such a trade is sanctioned. Controversial and thought-provoking, this text focuses on the trade in live and dead animals and animal parts. It examines the facts and figures to quantify the scope of the animal trade, concentrating mainly on farm animals, but also covering captive wildlife and companion animals. The book describes welfare, environmental, economic and cultural issues around this trade, debating important ethical considerations for everyone that uses or is otherwise involved with animals, especially people in animal welfare.

      Table of Contents
      1: The history of animal trade 2: Trade policies for animal products 3: Trade wars, sanctions and discrimination 4: Trade in meat 5: Trade in some key animal products: dairy, wool and fur 6: Trade in live farm animals 7: Disease transmission and biodiversity loss through the trade in farm animals 8: Trade in horses, cats and dogs 9: Trade in wildlife and exotic species 10: The future of animal trade

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