Companion animal ethics / Peter Sandøe, Sandra Corr, Clare Palmer.

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Main Authors: Sandøe, Peter (Author), Corr, Sandra (Author), Palmer, Clare, 1967- (Author)
Language:English
Published: Chichester, UK ; Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, 2016.
Series:UFAW animal welfare series.
Subjects:
Pets > Moral and ethical aspects.
Animal welfare.
Physical Description:x, 275 pages : illustrations.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • History of companion animals and the companion animal sector
  • The development and role of the veterinary and other professions in relation to companion animals
  • Human attachment to companion animals
  • Companion animal welfare
  • Theories of companion animal ethics
  • Breeding and acquiring companion animals
  • Selective breeding
  • Feeding
  • and the problem of obesity
  • Companion animal training and behavioural problems
  • Routine neutering of companion animals
  • Performing convenience surgery : tail docking, ear cropping, debarking and declawing
  • Treating ill animals, and end-of-life issues
  • Unwanted and unowned companion animals
  • Ethics and broader impacts of companion animals
  • Other companions
  • Companion animals and the future.