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Respecting animals : a balanced approach to our relationship with pets, food, and wildlife / David S. Favre.

by Favre, David S.

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Prometheus Books, 2018.

Animal welfare.

Human-animal relationships.

9781633884250 (pbk.)

272 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-264) and index.

Foreword / by Bernard E. Rollin, author of A new basis for animal ethics -- Introduction -- An ethical duty toward animals -- The fork in the road : the use of beings -- Respectful use -- The property status -- Introduction to communities -- Human communities -- Human communities with animals --We all have interests -- Pause and refocus -- The process of making judgments --Values -- Ethical judgments about animals -- We are the gods of old -- Dealing with death -- Do ethics operate within or upon global corporations and governments? -- A foray into the law -- Postscript : final thoughts.

In this fresh approach to the animal rights debate, a legal scholar and expert on the humane treatment of animals argues for a middle ground between the extreme positions that often receive the most public attention. Professor Favre advocates an ethic of respectful use of animals, which finds it acceptable for humans to use animals within limited boundaries. He looks at various communities where humans and animals interact: homes, entertainment, commercial farms, local wildlife, and global wildlife.

Rollin, Bernard E.

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