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THE GLOBAL GUIDE TO ANIMAL PROTECTION Edited by Andrew Linzey Foreword by Archbishop DesmondTutu UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS PRESS Urbana, Chicago, and Springfield CONTENTS FOREWORD Animals in the Middle East Extending Justice and Compassion Trevor P. Wheeler Archbishop Desmond Tutu xv Challenges to animal protection INTRODUCTION in ScandinaviaAnton Krag and Live Kiev eland O ther Eyes and O ther W orlds Andrew Linzey l Japanese attitudes toward animals Perry McCarney SECTION 1. South American perspectives HISTORIES AND GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES on animalsCarlos M. Naconecy IntroductionAndrew Linzey 7 The treatment of animals in India B. K. Sharma and Shailja Sharma HISTORIES OF ORGANIZED ANIMAL PROTECTION SECTION 2. Animal protection in Britain AQUATIC AND MARINE LIFE H ilda Kean 9 The emergence of animal protection IntroductionAndrew Linzey in Russia Irina Novozhilova 10 Acoustic impacts on marine life European animal protection Marsha L. Green Sabrina Tonutti 12 Cephalopods and decapod The humane movement in Canada crustaceansRoss M inett Janet E. Baynger 1 4 Commercial whalingAndy Ottaway Societies against cruelty in the Intelligence in whales and dolphins United StatesStephen L. Zawistowski 15 Mark Peter Simmonds Vegetarianism in Britain and America The pinnipedsDavid M. Lavigne Samantha Jane Calvert 16 The rehabilitation of dolphins PERSPECTIVES FROM AROUND THE GLOBE Richard O’Barry Animal issues in AustraliaJohn Simons 18 Sea fishes and commercial fishing Animal protection in Africa Sidney }. Holt Les Mitchell 20 Sea turtles in the Mediterranean Animals in AsiaJ ill Robinson 24 L ily Therese Venizelos Shark conservationElizabeth Murdock Animals in Chinese cultureChien-hui Li 25 Stranded marine mammals Free-ranging horses Sallie K. Riggs 53 Deborah Ellsworth and Barbara Clarke 85 Understanding amphibians The future of free-roaming Sidney J. Holt 54 orangutansBirute M ary Galdikas 86 West Indian manateesKatie Tripp 55 Koalas and their protection Deborah Tabart 87 SECTION 3. Moon bears and bear bile farming FREE-LIVING ANIMALS J ill Robinson 89 IntroductionAndrew Linzey 59 Perceptions of elephants George Wittemyer 90 ANIMALS IN CAPTIVITY The persecution of badgers Captive chimpanzeesRoger Fouts Elaine King and Deborah Fouts 61 91 Primates w orldw ideShirley McGreal 92 The ethics of zoosRandy M alam ud 62 The protection of birds Marine mammals in captivity Christopher F. Mason 94 Rob Laidlaw 63 The slaughter of kangaroos Roadside zoos and menageries Juliet Gellatley 96 Rob Laidlaw 65 Threats to the brown hare The scientific claims of zoos Stephen Harris David Spratt 66 97 Understanding beavers PRESERVATION AND KILLING Sharon Taylor Brown 99 Animal protection and The welfare of mute swans environmentalismK u rt Remele 68 Dorothy Beeson 101 Conservation philosophy Marc Bekoff 69 TRADE CITES and international trade De-snaring in Kenya Stephen V. Nash Anne Kent Taylor 70 102 The fur tradeMark Glover The ethics of killing free-living and Andrew Linzey anim als Priscilla N. Cohn 71 103 Live animal exportsPhil Brooke The ethics of reintroduction 104 Andrew Linzey 73 The trade in primates for research Sarah Kite Immunocontraception 106 Priscilla N. Cohn 74 The trade in reptilesClifford Warwick 107 Preserving animals in Madagascar The World Trade Organization Derek Schuurman 76 Siobhan O’Sullivan and Sandy Ross 109 Sanctuaries and rehabilitation Joanne Fielder 77 SECTION 4. COMPANION ANIMALS Snares and snaringLibby Anderson 79 IntroductionAndrew Linzey FOCUS ON SPECIES WORLDWIDE 113 The big catsTerry Moore 80 CARING FOR INDIVIDUAL SPECIES Coexisting with coyotes Cats Peter F Neville 1 1 5 81 Camilla H. Fox Dogs A li Taylor 116 Facts about bearsVictor Watkins 83 Gerbils John Rolls 118 Free-living chimpanzees Guinea pigsJohn Rolls 119 Jane Goodall 84 Ham sters John Rolls 120 Horses Lynda Freebrey 121 s e c tio n5 . AREAS OF WORLDWIDE CONCERN RabbitsJohn Rolls 123 IntroductionAndrew Linzey 161 RESPONSIBLE CARE Children’s relations with animals ANIMALS IN FARMING Eleonora Gullone 125 Animal welfare and farming The concept of guardianship Jacky Turner 163 Elliot M. Katz 126 Birds used in food production Disaster p la n n inPeggy g C u n n ijf 127 Karen Davis 164 E nhancing a dog’s environm ent Fish farmingPhilip Lymbery 165 Stephen G. King 129 Fur fa rm in gAndrew Linzey Kennels and catteriesGwen Bailey 130 and Mark Glover 166 A lifelong responsibility Horse slaughterFaith Bjalobok 167 Joanne Righetti 132 Pig castrationAnton Krag 168 MicrochippingAlastair MacMillan 133 The production of foie gras Shelters and sanctuaries Jean-Claude Nouet 169 Joanne Fielder 133 Religious slaughterAndrew Linzey 171 Teaching animals humanely SlaughterDenaM. Jones 172 Andrew Constant 135 The welfare of cowsJoyce D’Silva 173 Understanding companion animals The welfare o f pigsPhilip Lymbery 175 Abbey Anne Smith 136 The welfare of sheepJacky Turner 176 HEALTH, LOSS, AND BEREAVEMENT ANIMALS IN RESEARCH Animal burialsAndrew Linzey 137 The alternativesKaty Taylor 178 EuthanasiaMary F. Stewart 139 Animals used in research The experience of loss Peggy C u n n ijf and Pamela Osenkowski 180 Nigel K. Walton andJo-Ann Fowler 140 Cloning animalsPeggy C u n n ijf F irst aid W. J. Jordan 141 and Pamela Osenkowski 183 Holistic health careSusan M arino 143 The ethics of testingAndrew Linzey 185 HomeopathyJ. G. G. Saxton 144 Freedom of informationJan Creamer 186 InsuranceChristopher Fairfax 145 M ilitary experimentsBruce Kent 187 Neutering and spaying Patenting animalsDavid Thomas 189 Celia Hammond 146 Product testingMichelle Thew 191 ISSUES OF CONCERN Stem cell researchPeggy C u nn iff Canine profilingJoan E. Schaffner 148 and Pamela Osenkowski 192 Cosmetic surgeryHolly Cheever 149 Toxicity testingJune Bradlaw, Dogs as foodElly Maynard 150 Peggy Cunniff, and Pamela Osenkowski 193 The ethics of commercialization Transgenic animalsPeggy C u nn iff Andrew Linzey 151 and Pamela Osenkowski 195 Feral cats Faith Bjalobok 152 XenotransplantationAlan H. Berger 196 Pound seizurePeggy Cunnijf, ANIMALS IN SPORT AND ENTERTAINMENT Marcia Kramer, and Alexandra Bernstein 153 Angling for sportJonathan Balcombe 197 Puppy mills Carol B. Johnson 155 Animals in circusesJan Creamer 198 Selective breedingAbbey Anne Smith 156 Animals in filmJonathan B urt 201 Stray animalsBruno M anzini 157 Blood fiestasTony Moore The legal rights of great apes and Mechthild Mench 202 Carl Saucier-Boujfard 235 BullfightingTony Moore Legislation in the European Union and Mechthild Mench 204 David B. Wilkins 237 Canned huntsNorm Phelps 205 Progress in animal welfare Cock fig h tin gHarold Herzog 206 Robert Garner 238 Deer huntingPriscilla N. Cohn 207 CHANGING RELIGIOUS PERSPECTIVES Dog fightingPeggy C unniff Animal-friendly spirituality and Marcia Kramer 208 Andrew Linzey 240 Greyhound racingPaula Blanchard 209 Animal sacrificeKai Horsthemlce 241 Hunting with dogsJohn Bryant 211 Animals in the BibleStephen H. Webb 243 Hunting with ferrets Animals in Jainism Andrew Linzey 212 Christopher Key Chappie 244 Jumps racingLawrence Pope 213 Buddhist attitudesAra Paul Barsam 245 Live pigeon shootsFaith Bjalobok 214 The B uddhist case for vegetarianism Bodhin Kjolhede 246 Live quail shootsTony Moore 2 1 5 Catholic teachingDeborah M. Jones 248 Pigeon racingJan Deckers 216 Confucianism and Daoism RodeosTony Moore Deborah Cao 249 and Mechthild Mench 217 Hinduism and animals 250 SECTION 6. Thillayvel Naidoo CHANGING PERSPECTIVES Islam and animalsNeal Robinson 252 IntroductionAndrew Linzey Judaism and animal life Roberta Kalechofsky 253 CHANGING ETHICAL SENSITIVITY CHANGING SCIENTIFIC ATTITUDES Animal and human violence Animal agriculture and PhilArlcow 223 climate changeAndrew Knight 254 The feminist ethic of care Animal painBernard E. Rollin Elizabeth Farians 224 256 Animals and public health Moral anthropocentrism Aysha Akhtar Lisa Johnson 225 257 'The com plexity o f anim al awareness The moral claims of animals Aysha Akhtar Daniel A. Dombrowski 227 259 Humane researchG ill Langley 260 The moral community Mark H. Bernstein 228 Veterinary ethicsBernard E. Rollin 261 CHANGING LEGAL ATTITUDES DECLARATIONS FOR ANIM ALS Developments in animal law The declaration of the rights of Peggy C unniff and M arcia Kramer 230 cetaceansThomas I. White 263 Legal challenges to experiments The universal charter of the rights in the United KingdomDavid Thomas 231 of other speciesLawrence Pope 264 Legal protection of animals in China The universal declaration on Deborah Cao 234 anim al welfareDavid Madden 265 SECTION 7. Caring shoppingAudrey Eyton 2 8 2 ANIMAL-FRIENDLY LIVING Cruelty-free labelingMichelle Thew 284 IntroductionAndrew Linzey 269 Ethical financeChris Deacon 285 ACTION FOR ANIM ALS Humane educationHolly Hazard 286 Alternatives to dissection Living with animal neighbors Jonathan Balcombe 271 John Bryant 287 Animal advocacyRichard D. Ryder 272 VEGETARIAN LIVING Animal courses in academia Ethical vegetarianism Brianne Donaldson 273 Steve F. Sapontzis 288 Animals and the major media M eatoutAlex Hershaft 289 Gretchen Wyler, Sue Blackmore, Plant-based nutritionStephen Walsh 290 and Beverly Kaskey 275 Vegan livingPaul Appleby 292 Animals in politicsJasmijn de Boo 277 Veganic gardening Reporting cruelty in the J ill Howard Church 293 United Kingdom Vegetarian cookingD ilip Barman Nigel Yeo 278 294 Reporting cruelty in the ABOUTTHE EDITOR AND United States THE CONTRIBUTORS 297 Randall Lockwood 279 INDEX 305 COMPASSIONATE LIFESTYLE Caring for animals and humans Louise van der Merwe 281.
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