1st Edition

Encyclopedia of Animal Rights and Animal Welfare

Edited By Marc Bekoff, Carron A. Meaney Copyright 1998
470 Pages
by Routledge

470 Pages
by Routledge

Human beings' responsibility to and for their fellow animals has become an increasingly controversial subject. This book provides a provocative overview of the many different perspectives on the issues of animal rights and animal welfare in an easy-to-use encyclopedic format. Original contributions, from over 125 well-known philosophers, biologists, and psychologists in this field, create a... Read more
Preface, Introduction, Chronology, The Encyclopedia. Appendix: Resources on Animal Welfare and Humane; Education; Sources; Index

Biography

MARC BEKOFF is professor of biology at the University of Colorado, Boulder, a Fellow of the Animal Behavior Society, and a Guggenheim Fellow. CARRON A. MEANEY is a research associate at the Denver Museum of Natural History and the University of Colorado Museum.

'This monumental work deserves a place in every reference collection.' - Library Journal