Sentience and Animal Welfare by Donald Broom
Sentience the ability to feel, perceive and experience is central to the animal welfare debate. This book investigates and defines aspects of sentience such as consciousness, memory and emotions, and discusses brain complexity in detail. It looks at sentience from a developmental perspective and includes a chapter on ethical decisions.
Donald M. Broom, Emeritus Professor of Animal Welfare, Cambridge University, Department of Veterinary Medicine, has developed concepts and methods of the scientific assessment of welfare and studied: cognitive abilities of animals, the welfare of animals in relation to housing and transport, abnormal behaviour in humans and other species, attitudes to animals, sustainable livestock production and ethics of animal usage. He has published over 400 refereed papers and 12 books including: Stress and Animal Welfare (2nd edition 2019 Springer), The Evolution of Morality and Religion (2003 CUP), Sentience and Animal Welfare (2014 CABI), Tourism and Animal Welfare (2018 CABI) and Domestic Animal Behaviour and Welfare (6th edition 2022 CABI),.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781780644042 |
| ISBN 10 | 1780644043 |
| Title | Sentience and Animal Welfare |
| Author | Donald Broom |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | CABI Publishing |
| Year published | 2014-08-14 |
| Number of pages | 200 |
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