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Sentience and animal welfare /

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Sentience - the ability to feel, perceive and experience - is central to the animal welfare debate as it raises the question of whether animals experience suffering in life and death. This book explores and answers these questions in an objective way, based on the latest research and empirical evide...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Broom, Donald M. (Author)
Corporate Author: C.A.B. International
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire : CABI, [2014]
Subjects:
Emotions in animals.
Consciousness in animals.
Animal welfare.
Animal Welfare.
Bioethical Issues.
Consciousness.
Emotions.
Perception.
Sensation.
Ebooks.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book.
Table of Contents:
  • The qualities that make up sentience
  • Ethics, morality, and attitudes
  • Animal welfare science : history and concepts
  • Brain complexity and cognitive ability
  • Feelings and emotions
  • Awareness and consciousness
  • Motivation and needs
  • Welfare assessment
  • Sentience during development, brain damage, and old age
  • Ethical decisions about humans and non-humans
  • Sustainability, welfare attitudes, and education.