Why animal suffering matters : philosophy, theology, and practical ethics / Andrew Linzey.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Linzey, Andrew
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Subjects:
Animal welfare > Moral and ethical aspects.
Physical Description:xii, 206 pages ; 25 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction: reason, ethics, and animals
  • Making the rational case
  • Why animal suffering matters morally
  • How we minimise animal suffering and how we can change
  • Three practical critiques
  • First case: hunting with dogs
  • Second case: fur farming
  • Third case: commercial sealing
  • Conclusion: re-establishing animals and children as a common cause and six objections considered.