Animal suffering, from science to law
Subtitle: international symposium
By: under the direction of Thierry Auffret van der Kemp and Martine Lachance
Contributors: Fondation droit animal éthique & sciences; International Research Group in Animal Law
Publisher: Carswell
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Toronto, Ontario
Language: eng
Number of pages: 340
ISBN-13: 9782896359196
Copyright date: 2013
Subjects: Animal welfare; Congresses; Law and legislation; Pain in animals
Notes: Papers presented at a conference held in Paris, October 18-19, 2012.

"Organizers: LFDA, La Fondation droit animal éthique & sciences, GRIDA, Groupe de recherche international en droit animal"--Preliminary page.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Welcome address / -- Thierry Auffret van der Kemp -- General introduction / -- Louis Schweitzer; title: Scientific identification and definition of degrees of sensitivity in the animal world  -- Dalila Bovet and Georges Chapouthier; title: Assessment and management of pain in vertebrate animals  -- Victoria A. Braithwaite; title: How do mammals feel and express pain?  -- Franck Péron; title: Is there evidence of central pain processing in birds?  -- Christine Nicol, Mohammed Nasr and Jo Murrell; title: Reptiles in pain : an evidenced-based clinical approach  -- Craig Mosley; title: Ethical issues of an amphibian pain model  -- Craig W. Stevens; title: Do painful sensations and fear exist in fish?  -- Lynne U. Sneddon; title: Do cephalopods have pain and suffering?  -- Jennifer A. Mather; title: Can we infer pain in crustaceans from behaviour experiments?  -- Robert W. Elwood; title: The welfare of invertebrate animals such as insects, spiders, snails, and worms  -- Donald M. Broom; title: Painful animal testing : an ethical dilemma in the face of science and law  -- Georges Chapouthier; title: Animal sensitivity at the junction of philosophy, science, and law : convergences and conflicts  -- Jean-Luc Guichet -- General discussion of the first part -- Conclusion of the first part / -- Alain Collenot; title: From science to law, what is the range of legal approaches to pain in animals?  -- Jean-Marie Coulon; title: The ox, the yoke and the plough? : science, ethics, and law in which order?  -- Jean-Claude Nouët; title: Improvement of animal welfare in the world : the share of the world organisation for animal's health (OIE)  -- Bernard Vallat; title: Pain of animals and the legislation of the European Union for animal welfare  -- Andrea Gavinelli; title: A look at some remarkable achievements in animal law in 7 European countries (Austria, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Luxembourg, Sweden, and Switzerland)  -- Muriel Falaise; title: Animal sensitivity in French law : from strength of words to effectiveness of penalties  -- Sonia Canselier; title: Animal suffering in Quebec and Canadian law  -- Martine Lachance; title: American law : legal recognition of animals' capacity to experience pain  -- Taimie l. Bryant; title: The rationality of animal suffering in Australian law  -- Steven White; title: Animal protection laws in Argentina, Brazil, & Peru : progress amidst continuing challenges  -- David N. Cassuto and Jessica Witmer; title: Humane treatment of wildlife  -- David Favre; title: Ensuring animal's interests through legislation -- Antoine F. Goetschel-- General discussion of the second part-- General conclusion /-- Louis Schweitzer.