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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450992203321

Autore

Bostock Stephen St. C. <1940, >

Titolo

Zoos and animal rights : the ethics of keeping animals / / Stephen St. C. Bostock

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1993

ISBN

1-134-94244-3

0-415-75556-5

0-203-40881-0

1-134-94245-1

1-280-03728-8

9786610037285

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (240 p.)

Disciplina

179/.3

Soggetti

Zoo animals

Zoos - Philosophy

Animal welfare

Animal rights

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; INTRODUCTION; 4,500 YEARS OF ZOOS AND ANIMAL KEEPING; Mesopotamia; Greece; Rome; Ancient China; Medieval Europe; Medieval China; British deerparks; Late Middle Ages and Renaissance times; Mexico; European zoos 1500  1800; Menageries; London Zoo in the nineteenth century; Carl Hagenbeck; Woburn; Other twentieth-century developments; ANIMALS AND THEIR RIGHTS; Animal rights; Aramals' right to freedom; WILDNESS, CRUELTY AND DOMINATION; Do zoos keep wild animals?; Cruelty; Domination; WILD LIVING VERSUS ZOO LIVING; Are zoo animals healthier than wild animals?

Food, pleasure and purposeEvolution and adaptation; JUDGING WELL-BEING; Breeding; Natural behaviour; Abnormal behaviour; Direct indications; Theoretical assessment; THE KEEPING AND DISPLAY OF ANIMALS; The aesthetics and purpose of zoo design; The aesthetic of



the naturalistic; Is it captivity?; WHY CONSERVATION IS A MORAL MATTER; Different ways of conserving; Vandalism; Animals as animals; Why animals merit double respect; ZOOS AND CONSERVATION; Breeding technology; Culling; Reintroduction; Species selection, valuing and finance; Supplementary conservational roles; SCIENCE IN ZOOS

General observation and investigationVeterinary study; Genetics; Behaviour; Source for anatomical material; Milieu for scientific activities; On zoos not being scientific; The usefulness of science in zoos; EDUCATION IN ZOOS; WHY KEEP REAL ANIMALS?; On zoological and other gardens; On real plants and animals; Communities or prisons?; TAKING ANIMALS FROM THE WILD; CONCLUSION; Bibliography; Name index; Subject index

Sommario/riassunto

A controversial and timely book which explores the long history of zoos as well as the diverse ethica l and technical issues involved. Anyone concerned with humanity's relationship with other animals will find this an inspiring and rewarding book.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910709831603321

Titolo

Aviso sobre la ley de confidencialidad de información / / Internal Revenue Service

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Washington, D.C.] : , : Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (volumes)

Soggetti

Tax administration and procedure - United States

Privacy, Right of - United States

Taxation - Law and legislation - United States

Privacy, Right of

Tax administration and procedure

Taxation - Law and legislation

Periodicals.

United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Spagnolo

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Periodico



Note generali

"Aviso 609(SP)."

"Catalog Number 15314L."