Animals, ethics, and trade : the challenge of animal sentience
Modern urban life cuts us off from direct connection with the animal world yet daily the lives of millions of animals are affected by what we consume and wear and what we trade in. The use of animals for food labour and pleasure pursuits has long been justified with the assumption that unlike humans animals aren't fully sentient beings. In recent years however science has revealed an astonishing array of complex animal behaviour and scientists and policy makers now accept that the animals we make use of are indeed conscious with preferences and intentions. The implications for our culture of f
eBook, English, 2006
Earthscan, London, 2006