Why animal suffering matters
Subtitle: philosophy, theology, and practical ethics
By: Andrew Linzey.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 206
ISBN-13: 9780195379778
Subjects: Animal welfare -- Moral and ethical aspects
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Reason, ethics, and animals; title: Part I: Making the rational case; title: Why animal suffering matters morally; title: How we minimize animal suffering and how we can change; title: Part II: Three practical critiques; title: First case: Hunting with dogs; title: Second case: Fur farming; title: Third case: Commercial sealing; title: Conclusion: Re-establishing animals and children as a common cause and six objections considered.