Announcing the fourth title in a major new UFAW Animal Welfare Series
Understanding Animal Welfare The Science in its Cultural Context
David Fraser
We would like to announce the publication of the fourth book in the UFAW/Blackwell Animal Welfare Series, Understanding Animal Welfare by David Fraser. The aim of this series, which is a collaboration between UFAW and the well-known publisher Blackwell Science Ltd of Oxford, is to provide an authoritative source of information on worldwide developments, current thinking and best practice in the field of animal welfare science and technology, in keeping with UFAW's tradition for intellectual rigour in the pursuit of advances in animal welfare. Already published in this series is Environmental Enrichment for Captive Animals by Robert Young; Physiology and Behaviour of Animal Suffering by Neville Gregory and Animal Welfare: Limping Towards Eden by John Webster. Anyone wishing to contribute to the series should contact James Kirkwood at UFAW.
Understanding Animal Welfare
David Fraser
Understanding Animal Welfare: The Science in its Cultural Context takes a completely fresh and thought-provoking approach. It is essential reading for anyone interested, studying or currently working in the fascinating field of animal welfare science. David Fraser places modern-day welfare issues within their historial framework by tracing the evolving ideas that led to current thinking. He also highlighta some intriguing issues relating to the contradiction inherent in the term `animal welfare science' and the practical problem of how to assess emotional states in animals.
- Encompasses ideas from a variety of disciplines to give a broad perspective of the topic.
- Discusses methods of measuring animal welfare and their strengths and limitations.
- Examines contemporary debates and applications of the science to policy issues.
About the Author
David Fraser is one of the pioneers of animal welfare science. He has published widely on animal welfare research, its practical applications and its philosophical basis. He is currently Professor and NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Animal Welfare at the University of British Columbia, Canada and serves as an advisor to many international organisations.
336 pages, paperback. ISBN 9781405136952. Published September 2008.
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