Animal Welfare

Understanding Sentient Minds and Why It Matters

John Webster (University of Bristol)

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Wiley-Blackwell
05 May 2022

Biology, life sciences

Series: UFAW Animal Welfare

Animal Welfare

An Accessible Overview of the Concept of Sentience Throughout the Animal Kingdom and Why It Matters to Humans

Animal Welfare explores the concept of sentience and the development of sentient minds throughout the animal kingdom. The work provides improved definitions and analysis of the ideas of sentience, cognition, and consciousness, along with evidence of advanced mental formulation in birds, fish, and invertebrates. Considerations between humans and animals are also discussed, such as outcome-based ethics in relation to humans’ duties of care and the rights and wrongs of domestication. The work is divided into three parts and covers key topics such as:

Specifics of animal sentience, from pain and suffering, to fear and dread, all the way to animals’ social life and the comfort/joy/hope/despair they experience

What we know about the sentience of different classes of animals in the waters, air, savannah/plains, and forests

Considerations on human interactions based on animal sentience, including death (killing), animal farms, animals in laboratories, wild animals in captivity, and animals in sports and entertainment

Analysis on what humans can learn from animals based on what we know about their varying levels of sentience

Animal Welfare serves as an invaluable analysis of animal sentience for students, teachers, and professionals directly involved in the study, teaching, and applications of animal behavior, motivation, and welfare. Thanks to the wide-ranging implications of animal sentience, the work will also appeal to everyone with a broader interest in animal behavior and human/animal interactions.

By: John Webster (University of Bristol)
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 244mm, Width: 170mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 285g
ISBN: 9781119857068
ISBN 10: 1119857066
Series: UFAW Animal Welfare
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 05 May 2022
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

John Webster, MA, Vet MB, PhD, DVM (Hon), is a retired Professor of Animal Husbandry at the University of Bristol, Bristol, UK. He established the Bristol Unit for Study of Animal Welfare and Behavior and is a founding member of the UK Farm Animal Welfare Council (FAWC). Published as a part of the prestigious Wiley Blackwell - UFAW Animal Welfare series. UFAW, founded in 1926, is an internationally recognized, independent, scientific, and educational animal welfare charity. For full details of all titles available in the series, please visit our website at www.wiley.com/go/ufaw.

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Animal Welfare

Understanding Sentient Minds and Why It Matters

John Webster (University of Bristol)

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