{"product_id":"9781405118774","title":"Animal Welfare: Limping Towards Eden A Practical Approach to Redressing the Problem of Our Dominion Over the Animals","description":"\u003ch3\u003eUFAW Animal Welfare\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eAnimal Welfare: Limping Towards Eden\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Practical Approach to Redressing the Problem of Our Dominion Over the Animals\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJohn Webster\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eMedical \/ Veterinary Medicine \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThere has been a recent explosion of active concern in matters of animal welfare. The science behind animal welfare has progressed significantly, new codes of practice and legislation have come into to being, and innovative methods to assess welfare schemes for food production have emerged.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart of a major animal welfare series, \u003ci\u003eAnimal Welfare: Limping Towards Eden\u003c\/i\u003e is John Webster's new and groundbreaking work on animal welfare. Building on his first book, the highly acclaimed \u003ci\u003eAnimal Welfare: A Cool Eye Towards Eden\u003c\/i\u003e, it not only critically reviews areas of development, but looks to how animal welfare can be improved in the future.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpecial consideration is given to:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDefining animal welfare ('fit and happy') and establishing a systematic approach for its evaluation (the 'five freedoms');\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProviding a sound ethical framework that affords proper respect to animals within the broader context of our duties as citizens to the welfare of society;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDeveloping comprehensive, robust protocols for assessing animal welfare and the provisions that constitute good husbandry;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntroducing an education policy that will increase human awareness of animal welfare problems and promote action to reduce suffering.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book is part of the \u003ci\u003eUFAW\/Wiley-Blackwell Animal Welfare Book Series\u003c\/i\u003e. This major series of books produced in collaboration between UFAW (The Universities Federation for Animal Welfare), and Wiley-Blackwell provides an authoritative source of information on worldwide developments, current thinking and best practice in the field of animal welfare science and technology. For details of all of the titles in the series see \u003cb\u003ewww.wiley.com\/go\/ufaw\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eJohn Webster\u003c\/b\u003e is Emeritus Professor of Animal Husbandry at the University of Bristol. Author of the widely acclaimed Animal Welfare: A Cool Eye Towards Eden, he is the founding father of the Bristol Animal Behaviour and Welfare Science group that has gathered evidence and pioneered the arguments necessary to achieve improved welfare standards for veal calves, broiler chickens, laying hens and dairy cows.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e06 May 2005\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405118774\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e296\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e22.88\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44310415048844,"sku":"9781405118774","price":83.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405118774.jpg?v=1780176216","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781405118774","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}