Understanding Animal Welfare

By David Fraser,

Book cover of Understanding Animal Welfare: The Science in its Cultural Context

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"This is a delightful book, full of interesting aspects of animal welfare. An excellent guide to the academic study of animal welfare science."
-Marian Stamp Dawkins, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford

Understanding Animal Welfare: The Science in its Cultural Context takes a completely fresh and thought-provoking approach. It is…


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1 author picked Understanding Animal Welfare as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Ian presents the basic principles of animal welfare and how they relate to Industrial Meat Production in a most readable format. Although written many years ago, it tells the story of industrial meat production and offers some justifications for large-scale production. I believe this is a critically important work. I do not agree with all that is said, but Ian shares what the systems are and their limitations.

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