Animals and public health : why treating animals better is critical to human welfare /

It is often assumed, particularly by those in the health fields, that the welfare of animals is in opposition to that of humans. Aysha Akhtar, M.D., M.P.H., dispels that notion by presenting scientific evidence that demonstrates just how intricately related human and animal health and welfare are. I...

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Main Author: Akhtar, Aysha
Corporate Author: Palgrave Connect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Series:Palgrave Macmillan animal ethics series.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Series Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • The Welfare of Animals and its Relevance to Our Health
  • Victims of Abuse: Making the Connection
  • Lions, Tigers and Bears. The Global Trade in Animals
  • Foul Farms: the State of Animal Agriculture
  • Animal Agriculture: Our Health and our Environment
  • The Costs of Animal Experiments
  • The New Public Health.