Zoo Ethics - The Challenges of Compassionate Conservation (Hardcover)

Zoo Ethics examines the workings of modern zoos and considers the core ethical challenges faced by people who choose to hold and display animals in zoos, aquariums, or sanctuaries. Jenny Gray asserts the value of animal life and assesses the impacts of modern zoos, including the costs to animals in terms of welfare and the loss of liberty. Gray highlights contemporary events, including the killing of the gorilla Harambe at the Cincinnati Zoo in May 2016, the widely publicized culling of a young giraffe in the Copenhagen Zoo in 2014, and the investigation of the Tiger Temple in western Thailand. Gray describes the positive welfare and health outcomes of many animals held in zoos, the increased attention and protection for their species in the wild, and the enjoyment and education of the people who visit zoos. Zoo Ethics will empower students of animal ethics and veterinary sciences, zoo and aquarium professionals, and interested zoo visitors to have an informed view of the challenges of compassionate conservation and to develop their own ethical positions.

General

Imprint:	Cornell University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 2017
First published:	2017
Authors:	Jenny Gray
Foreword by:	Joel Sartore
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	256
ISBN-13:	978-1-5017-1442-9
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Philosophy of science Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Animals & society > General Promotions
LSN:	1-5017-1442-2
Barcode:	9781501714429

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