This timely book describes and analyses a neglected area of the history of concern for animal welfare, discussing the ends and means of the capture, transport, housing and training of performing animals, as well as the role of pressure groups, politics, the press and vested interests. It examines primary source material of considerable interdisciplinary interest, and addresses the influence of scientific and veterinary opinion and the effectiveness of proposals for supervisory legislation, noting the current international status and characteristics of present-day practice within the commercial sector. Animal performance has a long history, and at the beginning of the twentieth century this aspect of popular entertainment became the subject not just of a major public controversy but also of prolonged British parliamentary attention to animal welfare. Following an assessment of the use of trained animals in the more distant historical past, the book charts the emergence of criticism and analyses the arguments and evidence used by the opponents and proponents in Britain from the early twentieth century to the present, noting comparable events in the United States and elsewhere.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg Gmbh & Co. Kg
ISBN-13
9783662509319
eBay Product ID (ePID)
230213098
Product Key Features
Author
David A. H. Wilson
Publication Name
The Welfare of Performing Animals: a Historical Perspective
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Geology
Publication Year
2016
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
278 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
235mm
Item Width
155mm
Volume
15
Item Weight
4511g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
David A. H. Wilson
Series Title
Animal Welfare
Topic
Popular Philosophy
Country/Region of Manufacture
Germany
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