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Record Nr.

UNINA9910349362703321

Titolo

Animals In Brazil : Economic, Legal and Ethical Perspectives / / edited by Carlos Naconecy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Pivot, , 2019

ISBN

3-030-23377-4

Edizione

[1st ed. 2019.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (130 pages)

Collana

The Palgrave Macmillan Animal Ethics Series, , 2634-6672

Disciplina

179.3

179.30981

Soggetti

Ethics

Social sciences—Philosophy

Animal welfare

Political philosophy

Latin America—Politics and government

Social Philosophy

Animal Welfare/Animal Ethics

Political Philosophy

Latin American Politics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction. Carlos Naconecy -- 2. Food Animals in Brazil: Five Decades of Transformation. Cynthia Schuck Paim & Mary Winckler -- 3. The Legal Protection of Animals in Brazil: An Overview. Daniel Braga Lourenço & Carlos Frederico Ramos de Jesus -- 4. Cases and Debates in the Brazilian Animal Rights' Arena. Bruno Garrote -- 5. Factors that Influence the Brazilian Ethos Regarding Animals. Carlos Naconecy. .

Sommario/riassunto

This book presents a collection of essays exploring the legal, economic, socio-environmental, and ethical dimensions of human-animal interaction in Brazil. As one of the primary global producers and exporters of beef, with a level of biodiversity in its rain forests found nowhere else under threat, the importance of Brazil for animal life is unquestionable. Shedding light on the profound transformations in the consumption and production of animal-sourced foods that have taken



place over the last five decades, the authors examine the consequences of this phenomenon for the lives of animals, the health of the population, and the environment. The book also offers an analysis of the animal welfare and animal protection legislation in Brazil, before presenting a number of notable cases involving animal advocacy and activism in recent years. An important and timely collection, this book concludes with an exploration of the historical, socio-cultural and economic aspects that influence the Brazilian ethos regarding the morality of the treatment of animals. .