Animals and Public Health [electronic resource] : Why Treating Animals Better is Critical to Human Welfare /
Akhtar, A.author.
A compelling argument of how human health is adversely affected by our poor treatment of non-human animals. The author contents that in order to successfully confront the 21st Century's health challenges, we need to broaden the definition of the word 'public' in public health to include non-human animals.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; Series Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 The Welfare of Animals and Its Relevance to Our Health; 2 Victims of Abuse: Making the Connection; 3 Lions, Tigers and Bears: The Global Trade in Animals; 4 Foul Farms: The State of Animal Agriculture; 5 Animal Agriculture: Our Health and Our Environment; 6 The Costs of Animal Experiments; 7 The New Public Health; Notes; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A compelling argument of how human health is adversely affected by our poor treatment of non-human animals. The author contents that in order to successfully confront the 21st Century's health challenges, we need to broaden the definition of the word 'public' in public health to include non-human animals.
Zoology.
Social policy.
Ethics.
Public health.
Sociology.
Zoology.
Social Policy.
Ethics.
Moral Philosophy.
Public Health.
Sociology, general.