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  • An Introduction to Veterinary Medical Ethics

    Theory and Cases

    by Bernard E. Rollin ...
    One of the most difficult issues that confronts veterinarians and staff today concerns the profession’s obligation to the animal and the sometimes conflicting demands from clients, peers and society. The veterinarian’s role has become more complex with new ethical challenges posed by issues such as growing public awareness regarding animal welfare, increasing economic value of companion animals, ... Read more

    $107.99 CAD

  • Harley-Davidson and Philosophy

    Full-Throttle Aristotle

    by Bernard E. Rollin ...
    Series series Popular Culture and Philosophy
    It’s no wonder descriptions of riding often resemble the words of Asian mystics and Jedi knights: The ride causes your senses to open completely. You experience only the present, the now. Readers who prefer revving a Harley to meditating in a Zen garden know that biking is just as contemplative as chanting in the lotus position. Here, philosopher-bikers explore this seeming dichotomy, expounding ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

  • The Experimental Animal in Biomedical Research

    A Survey of Scientific and Ethical Issues for Investigators, Volume I

    by Bernard E. Rollin ...
    The Experimental Animal in Biomedical Research provides a concise, useful survey of knowledge regarding laboratory animal care. Volume I addresses researchers who use animals and focuses on how to maximize the welfare of animals used in research. ... Read more

    $1,298.99 CAD

  • A New Basis for Animal Ethics

    Telos and Common Sense

    by Bernard E. Rollin ...
    This book, the culmination of forty years of theorizing about the moral status of animals, explicates and justifies society’s moral obligation to animals in terms of the commonsense metaphysics and ethics ofAristotle’s concept of telos. Rollin uses this concept to assert that humans have a responsibility to treat animals ethically. Aristotle used the concept, from the Greek word for "end" or ... Read more

    $49.49 CAD

  • Animal Rights & Human Morality

    by Bernard E. Rollin ...
    It''s been more than two decades since the first edition of this landmark book garnered public accolades for its sensitive yet honest and forthright approach to the many disquieting questions surrounding the emotional debate over animal rights. Is moral concern something owed by human beings only to human beings? Drawing upon his philosophical expertise, his extensive experience of working with ... Read more

    $24.99 CAD

  • Ethics in Veterinary Practice

    Balancing Conflicting Interests

    by Bernard E. Rollin, Barry Kipperman ...
    Ethics IN Veterinary PracticeAn incisive examination of relevant and contemporary ethical issues facing veterinary practitioners, students, instructors, and animal researchersIn Ethics in Veterinary Practice: Balancing Conflicting Interests, a team of distinguished scholars delivers a foundational exploration of animal ethics and a guide to examining contemporary issues and dilemmas that arise ... Read more

    $91.99 CAD

  • Putting the Horse before Descartes

    My Life's Work on Behalf of Animals

    by Bernard Rollin ...
    Series series Animals and Ethics
    When philosopher Bernard Rollin was six years old, he visited an animal shelter and was told about unwanted dogs being put to sleep. The event shaped his moral outlook and initiated his concern for how animals were treated. In his irreverent memoir, Putting the Horse before Descartes, Rollin provides an account of how he came to educate himself and others about the ethical treatment of animals and ... Read more

    $45.99 CAD

  • The Welfare of Cattle

    Edited by Terry Engle, Donald J. Klingborg, DVM, Bernard E. Rollin ...
    T**he Welfare of Cattleoffers an accurate, detailed account of the ethical and welfare concerns related to the human use of cattle. There is currently no significant book dealing with the welfare of cows, animals often seen as archetypal paradigms of 'farm animals'. Covering both beef and dairy cattle, the expert authors provide in-depth information on the husbandry roots of traditional ... Read more

    $126.99 CAD

  • Animal Welfare in Animal Agriculture

    Husbandry, Stewardship, and Sustainability in Animal Production

    Edited by Wilson G. Pond, Fuller W. Bazer, Bernard E. Rollin ...
    What constitutes animal welfare? With animals being used for companionship, service, research, food, fiber, and by-products, animal welfare is a topic of great interest and importance to society. As the world's population continues to increase, a major challenge for society is the maintenance of a strong and viable food system, which is linked to t ... Read more

    $200.99 CAD

  • Equine Welfare

    Edited by C. Wayne McIlwraith, Bernard E. Rollin ...
    Series Book 8 - UFAW Animal Welfare
    A rational exploration of the ethical and welfare issues in all areas of equine use. This book addresses controversial and emotive issues surrounding these iconic creatures, providing a reliable source of information to support informed debate. It will enable all those with an interest in horses and the uses they are put to gain an awareness of the problems and abuses that occur. The book draws on ... Read more

    $89.99 CAD

  • Slaughter of Farmed Animals, The

    Practical ways of enhancing animal welfare

    by Faith Baier, Miki Ben-Dor, Lotta Berg, Lily N. Edwards-Callaway, Helen Kline, Andy Lamey, F Leroy, Frank Mitloehner, Mohan Raj, Bernard Rollin, Peter Singer, Claudia Terlouw, Dennis Wilson, Erika Voogd ...
    This book provides both evidence-based scientific studies and practical guidance to enhance the welfare of cattle, pigs, sheep and poultry at slaughter. Temple Grandin and Michael Cockram have brought together a range of international experts to prepare chapters on philosophical and ethical views on the slaughter of farmed animals. These include welfare issues and their assessment, the condition ... Read more

    $85.99 CAD

  • Metamorphoses of the Zoo

    Animal Encounter after Noah

    by Helena Pedersen, Natalie Dian, Matthew Chrulew, Jennifer Wlech, Ralph Acampora, Nicole Mazur, Koen Margodt, Lisa Kemmerer, Chilla Bulbeck, Leesa Fawcett, Traci Warkentin, David Lulka, Gay Bradshaw, Debra Durham, Randy Malamud, Bernard Rollin ...
    Series series Toposophia: Thinking Place/Making Space
    Metamorphoses of the Zoo: Animal Encounter After Noah is a volume dedicated to radically transformative approaches to spaces set aside as zoological parks or gardens. Historically, these establishments served as symbols of power and venues for entertainment, but today, they have taken to portraying themselves as flagships of environmental education, scientific research, and wildlife conservation. ... Read more

    $109.99 CAD