Overview

Animal welfare is attracting increasing interest worldwide, but particularly from those in developed countries, who now have the knowledge and resources to be able to offer the best management systems for their farm animals, as well as potentially being able to offer plentiful resources for companion, zoo and laboratory animals. The increased attention given to farm animal welfare in the West derives largely from the fact that the relentless pursuit of financial reward and efficiency has led to the development of intensive animal production systems, that challenge the conscience of many consumers in those countries. In developing countries human survival is still a daily uncertainty, so that provision for animal welfare has to be balanced against human welfare. Welfare is usually provided for only if it supports the output of the animal, be it food, work, clothing, sport or companionship. In reality, there are resources for all if they are properly husbanded in both developing and developed countries. The inequitable division of the world’s riches creates physical and psychological poverty for humans and animals alike in all sectors of the world. Livestock are the world’s biggest land user (FAO, 2002) and the population is increasing rapidly to meet the need of an expanding human population. Populations of farm animals managed by humans are therefore increasing worldwide, and there is the tendency to allocate fewer resources to each animal. Increased attention to welfare issues is just as evident for companion, laboratory, wild and zoo animals.

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Author:   Kevin Stafford
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   2006 ed.
Volume:   4
Dimensions:   Width: 21.00cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 29.70cm
Weight:   1.310kg
ISBN:  

9781402043611

ISBN 10:   1402043619
Pages:   280
Publication Date:   09 January 2006
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

The Domestication, Behaviour and Use of the Dog.- Free Living Dogs.- Breeds and Breeding.- Canine Nutrition and Welfare.- Health and Welfare.- Pain in Dogs: Its Recognition and Alleviation.- Training Methods.- The Welfare of the Athletes; Greyhounds and Sled Dogs.- The Dog as a Research Animal.- Dogs in Shelters.- Behavioural Problems.- The Pet Dog.

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From the reviews: The author has set a goal for himself to evaluate the wide array of issues germane to canine welfare a ] . the author has emphatically succeeded. The book is exhaustively researched a ] . It will be of value to animal welfare scientists and scholars as well as to all workers in the animal welfare fields. a ] it is an excellent reference book for the mainstream dog lover a ] . I find this a very impressive, important, and valuable book. (F McMillan, Animal Welfare, Vol. 16 (1), 2007) From the reviews: The author has set a goal for himself to evaluate the wide array of issues germane to canine welfare ??? . the author has emphatically succeeded. The book is exhaustively researched ??? . It will be of value to animal welfare scientists and scholars as well as to all workers in the animal welfare fields. ??? it is an excellent reference book for the mainstream dog lover ??? . I find this a very impressive, important, and valuable book. (F McMillan, Animal Welfare, Vol. 16 (1), 2007)

From the reviews: <p> The author has set a goal for himself to evaluate the wide array of issues germane to canine welfare a ] . the author has emphatically succeeded. The book is exhaustively researched a ] . It will be of value to animal welfare scientists and scholars as well as to all workers in the animal welfare fields. a ] it is an excellent reference book for the mainstream dog lover a ] . I find this a very impressive, important, and valuable book. (F McMillan, Animal Welfare, Vol. 16 (1), 2007)

From the reviews: The author has set a goal for himself to evaluate the wide array of issues germane to canine welfare ??? . the author has emphatically succeeded. The book is exhaustively researched ??? . It will be of value to animal welfare scientists and scholars as well as to all workers in the animal welfare fields. ??? it is an excellent reference book for the mainstream dog lover ??? . I find this a very impressive, important, and valuable book. (F McMillan, Animal Welfare, Vol. 16 (1), 2007) From the reviews: The author has set a goal for himself to evaluate the wide array of issues germane to canine welfare a ] . the author has emphatically succeeded. The book is exhaustively researched a ] . It will be of value to animal welfare scientists and scholars as well as to all workers in the animal welfare fields. a ] it is an excellent reference book for the mainstream dog lover a ] . I find this a very impressive, important, and valuable book. (F McMillan, Animal Welfare, Vol. 16 (1), 2007)

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