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Table of Contents

Preface to the Second Edition ix

Acknowledgements x

Introduction 1

Part I Animal Welfare in Context 9

1 Animals in the Human Mind 11

2 A Good Life for Animals 28

3 A Science of Animal Welfare 47

Part II Studying Animal Welfare 63

4 Disease, Injury and Productivity 65

5 ‘Stress’ 83

6 Abnormal Behaviour 104

7 Affective States 124

8 Positive Affect and the Science of Affect 146

9 ‘Natural’ Living 166

10 Preferences and Motivation 186

Part III From Science to Policy and Practice 209

11 Integrating Different Aspects of Animal Welfare 211

12 Policies, Standards and Assessment Programmes 226

13 ‘Facts’ and ‘Values’ in Mandated Science 244

Part IV New Directions 257

14 The Human Dimension and ‘One Welfare’ 259

15 The Welfare of Free- living Wild Animals 281

16 Animal Welfare and the Evolution of Animal Ethics 299

Coda: Animal Welfare, the Science and the Cultural Context 314

References 322

Index 353

Understanding Animal Welfare

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      Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 10/11/2023
      ISBN13: 9781119626442, 978-1119626442
      ISBN10: 1119626447

      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Table of Contents

      Preface to the Second Edition ix

      Acknowledgements x

      Introduction 1

      Part I Animal Welfare in Context 9

      1 Animals in the Human Mind 11

      2 A Good Life for Animals 28

      3 A Science of Animal Welfare 47

      Part II Studying Animal Welfare 63

      4 Disease, Injury and Productivity 65

      5 ‘Stress’ 83

      6 Abnormal Behaviour 104

      7 Affective States 124

      8 Positive Affect and the Science of Affect 146

      9 ‘Natural’ Living 166

      10 Preferences and Motivation 186

      Part III From Science to Policy and Practice 209

      11 Integrating Different Aspects of Animal Welfare 211

      12 Policies, Standards and Assessment Programmes 226

      13 ‘Facts’ and ‘Values’ in Mandated Science 244

      Part IV New Directions 257

      14 The Human Dimension and ‘One Welfare’ 259

      15 The Welfare of Free- living Wild Animals 281

      16 Animal Welfare and the Evolution of Animal Ethics 299

      Coda: Animal Welfare, the Science and the Cultural Context 314

      References 322

      Index 353

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