Companion Animal Ethics.

Intro -- The Universities Federation for Animal Welfare -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Companion Animal Ethics -- 1.3 Why We Use The Terms 'Companion Animals' and 'Owners' -- 1.4 The Structure of This Book -- References -- Chapter 1: History of Companion Animals and the Companion Animal Sector -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Early Human Relations to Companion Animals -- 1.3 Animal Companions in Medieval and Early Modern Europe -- 1.4 Europe and North America 1600-1950 -- 1.5 From the 1950s to the Present -- 1.6 Are Companion Animals Benefactors or Social Parasites? -- Key Points -- References -- Chapter 2: The Development and Role of the Veterinary and Other Professions in Relation to Companion Animals -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 The Veterinary Profession -- 2.3 Development and Role of Other Professions in Relation to Companion Animals -- Key Points -- References -- Chapter 3: Human Attachment to Companion Animals -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 What People Do with Their Companions -- 3.3 Relating to Companion Animals -- 3.4 Effects on Human Health -- Key Points -- References -- Chapter 4: Companion Animal Welfare -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Theories About Animal Welfare -- 4.3 From Farm Animal Welfare to Companion Animal Welfare -- 4.4 Assessing the Welfare of Companion Animals -- Key Points -- References -- Chapter 5: Theories of Companion Animal Ethics -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Contractarian Approaches - Companion Animals Are Only Indirectly Ethically Important -- 5.3 Utilitarian Approaches - Welfare, and Only Welfare, Matters -- 5.4 Deontological and Rights Approaches - Not Only the Consequences Matter -- 5.5 Contextual Approaches -- 5.6 Dealing with Multiple Ethical Approaches -- Key Points -- References -- Chapter 6: Breeding and Acquiring Companion Animals.

6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Breeding and Rearing Puppies and Kittens -- 6.3 Welfare Concerns -- 6.4 Ethical Issues -- Key Points -- References -- Chapter 7: Selective Breeding -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Selective Breeding of Dogs and Cats -- 7.3 Effects of Pedigree Breeding and Breed Standards on Welfare -- 7.4 Ethical Perspectives on Breeding -- 7.5 Possible Practical Solutions to Breeding of Healthier Cats and Dogs -- Key Points -- References -- Chapter 8: Feeding and the Problem of Obesity -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 How Is 'Fatness' Defined and Measured in Cats and Dogs, and How Many Animals Are Affected? -- 8.3 Is This a Welfare Problem? -- 8.4 Why Do Owners Allow Their Companion Animals to Become Fat? -- 8.5 Whether and How to Prevent and Treat Problems with Overweight Companion Animals -- Key Points -- References -- Chapter 9: Companion Animal Training and Behavioural Problems -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Training -- 9.3 Behaviour Problems -- Key Points -- References -- Chapter 10: Routine Neutering of Companion Animals -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Chemical Sterilisation -- 10.3 Surgical Neutering and Its Impacts on Animal Welfare -- 10.4 Neutering and Positive Welfare -- 10.5 Neutering and Ethical Theories -- Key Points -- References -- Chapter 11: Performing Convenience Surgery: Tail Docking, Ear Cropping, Debarking and Declawing -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Convenience Surgeries -- 11.3 Ethical Perspectives on Convenience Surgeries -- Key Points -- References -- Chapter 12: Treating Sick Animals and End-of-Life Issues -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Treating Sick Animals - Modern Veterinary Medicine -- 12.3 End-of-Life: Palliative Care and Euthanasia -- 12.4 Ethical Issues Relating to Veterinary Treatment -- Key Points -- References -- Chapter 13: Unwanted and Unowned Companion Animals -- 13.1 Introduction.

13.2 Why Do Companion Animals Become Unwanted? -- 13.3 Ethical Issues for Owners with Unwanted Companions: Shelters and Abandonment -- 13.4 Euthanasia of Unwanted Healthy Companion Animals -- 13.5 Unowned Animal Populations: Numbers and Relationships -- 13.6 Managing Unowned Populations -- Key Points -- References -- Chapter 14: Ethics and Broader Impacts of Companion Animals -- 14.1 Introduction -- 14.2 Public Health and Zoonoses -- 14.3 Companion Animals and Use of Resources -- 14.4 Companion Animals, Sustainability, and the Environment -- Key Points -- References -- Chapter 15: Other Companions -- 15.1 Introduction -- 15.2 The Welfare of Other Companions -- 15.3 Wild-Caught Birds and the Pet Trade -- 15.4 Ethical Approaches to Other Companions -- 15.5 Should Ownership of Some Species Be Restricted, or Completely Prohibited? -- Key Points -- References -- Chapter 16: Companion Animals and the Future -- 16.1 Introduction -- 16.2 Changing Ethical and Political Frameworks -- 16.3 Changing Legal and Public Policy Frameworks -- 16.4 Changing Markets and Pressures on the Veterinary Profession -- 16.5 In Conclusion: What Might an Ethical Future Life with Companion Animals Look Like? -- Key Points -- References -- Index -- End User License Agreement.

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