Zoos and animal rights : the ethics of keeping animals / / Stephen St. C. Bostock
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| Autore: |
Bostock Stephen St. C. <1940, >
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| Titolo: |
Zoos and animal rights : the ethics of keeping animals / / Stephen St. C. Bostock
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| Pubblicazione: | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1993 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (240 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 179/.3 |
| Soggetto topico: | Zoo animals |
| Zoos - Philosophy | |
| Animal welfare | |
| Animal rights | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Zoos and animal rights |
| ISBN: | 1-134-94244-3 |
| 0-415-75556-5 | |
| 0-203-40881-0 | |
| 1-134-94245-1 | |
| 1-280-03728-8 | |
| 9786610037285 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910450992203321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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