Farm Animal Welfare: Social, Bioethical, And Research Issues (Paperback)

Farm Animal Welfare: Social, Bioethical, and Research Issues

Rollin urges animal producers and agricultural scientists tobegin now to address welfare problems. He cites the biomedicalresearch community, which ignored issues of pain control and animalwelfare until public concern led to federal legislation. Promisingwork has already been done in Europe, where the public has demandedthat livestock not suffer. A new social ethic in the United Statescalls for humane agricultural systems that meet the needs andnatures of the animals we use. Striking a balanced and rationalapproach, Rollin's thoughtful text is valuable reading for animalproducers, agricultural scientists, veterinarians, animaladvocates, and the general public.