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Zoo ethics : the challenges of compassionate conservation / Jenny Gray ; foreword by Joel Sartore.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gray, Jennifer (Jennifer Helen), author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Zoos--Moral and ethical aspects.
- Zoos.
- Animal welfare--Moral and ethical aspects.
- Animal welfare.
- Human-animal relationships--Moral and ethical aspects.
- Human-animal relationships.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (236 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Ithaca, [New York] ; London, [England] : CSIRO Publishing : Comstock Publishing Associates, a division of Cornell University Press, 2017.
- Summary:
- A discussion of the challenges of compassionate conservation in zoos, with ethical frameworks and case studies.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Foreword
- Photo Ark
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction - of beetles, people and zoos
- Terminology
- 1 Introduction to applied ethics and zoos
- Book outline
- 2 The modern zoo
- Introduction
- Definition of zoos
- The history of zoos
- Ownership models
- Quality of zoo operations
- Zoo animals
- Enclosure design and development
- Visitors
- Education
- Conservation
- Well-run modern zoos
- 3 The moral disquiet with zoos
- Public commentary
- Non-government organisations and interest groups
- Books and publications
- Documentaries
- Ethical discussions
- Moral consideration of animals
- Pressure to change
- Response to ethical concerns
- A case to be answered
- 4 Animal welfare
- Current conception of animal welfare
- Pain and suffering
- The humane treatment principle
- The self-actualisation of animals
- Animal welfare in zoos
- Containing complex animals
- Positive animal welfare in zoos
- 5 Animal rights beyond welfare
- Animal rights
- Animal rights beyond welfare
- Animal rights and zoos
- Rights beyond welfare based on Interest Theory
- 6 Consequentialism
- Consequentialism
- Consequentialism and zoos
- Experiential outcomes
- Increasing net value
- The consequences are positive
- 7 Virtue theory
- Virtue theory
- Virtues and zoos
- Zoo people
- The great moral virtues and zoos
- Zoos and virtue ethics
- 8 Environmental ethics
- Environmental ethics
- The extinction crisis
- Compassionate conservation
- Conservation zoos
- Challenges for zoos
- Preserving the integrity, stability and beauty of the biotic community
- 9 Conclusion
- To operate a zoo ethically
- A practical example - taking dolphins from the wild
- Wider implications
- Future work.
- Final thoughts
- Wicked problems
- Further reading
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781486307005
- 1486307000
- 9781486306992
- 1486306993
- OCLC:
- 973295613
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