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What Are Zoos For?

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Availability:In StockContributor:Heather Browning, Walter VeitSeries:What Is It For?Publish date:2024-11-26Pages:156
Language:EnglishPublisher:Bristol University PressISBN-13:9781529231045ISBN-10:1529231043UPC:9781529231045Book Category:NatureBook Subcategory:Animal Rights, Animals, Environmental Conservation & ProtectionSize:8.00 x 5.00 x 0.37 inchesWeight:0.3902Product ID:SCDBKGFRS9

Are zoos an anachronism in the 21st century when we can watch animals in their natural habitat, close-up from our couches without worrying about cruelty? Should they go the way of other bygone era 'spectacles' and 'attractions' that we now regard as barbaric? There are vocal campaigners and activists who believe so.

Heather Browning and Walter Veit disagree, but they acknowledge there is a case...

Language:EnglishPublisher:Bristol University PressISBN-13:9781529231045ISBN-10:1529231043UPC:9781529231045Book Category:NatureBook Subcategory:Animal Rights, Animals, Environmental Conservation & ProtectionSize:8.00 x 5.00 x 0.37 inchesWeight:0.3902Product ID:SCDBKGFRS9

Heather Browning is a Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Southampton, working on philosophical questions in animal welfare, sentience, and ethics. She previously worked as a zookeeper and zoo animal welfare officer in Australia and New Zealand.

Walter Veit is a Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Reading. His primary research interests lie in the intersection of the biological,...

Publisher: Bristol University Press

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