What Are Zoos For? by Browning, Heather

What Are Zoos For? (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781529231045)

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What Are Zoos For? by Browning, Heather

What Are Zoos For?

$14.99
What Are Zoos For? by Browning, Heather

What Are Zoos For?

$14.99
Format: Paperback
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Are zoos an anachronism in the 21st century when we can watch animals from our couches in close-up in their natural habitat 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 to be answered. In What are Zoos for? they test the common justifications for zoos (entertainment, education, research, conservation) against the evidence and suggest what the best zoos of the future should look like to ensure that they are primarily for animals and not just for people.

Author: Heather Browning, Walter Veit
ISBN-10: 1529231043
ISBN-13: 9781529231045
Publisher: Bristol University Press
Language: English
Published: 11/26/2024
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback
By Heather Browning
By Heather Browning
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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, social, and mind sciences and empirically informed philosophy and ethics.

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