Essays about: "animal ethics"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 49 essays containing the words animal ethics.

  1. 26. Engineering Nature under Climate Change – Implications of Assisted Migration on Sustainable Development in Mountain Ranges

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Katelin Markcrow; [2017]
    Keywords : Sustainable development; assisted migration; climate change; biodiversity; mountain ranges; ethics; debate;

    Abstract : The Planet has entered a new epoch - the Anthropocene; where human activities, such as mining for and burning of fossil fuels, land-use change, and industrialization are actively disrupting the planet’s state. The rate at which climate change is occurring as a result of human activity is unprecedented in recent millennia and poses many threats through drastic changes in rain fall patterns, rising sea level, retreating glaciers, and an increase in extreme weather events. READ MORE

  3. 27. Embryotransfer : en framtid för svensk fårnäring?

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Elinor Asp Tauni; [2017]
    Keywords : embryotransfer; MOET; får; Sverige; import;

    Abstract : Embryotransfer innebär att ett embryo överförs från en donator till en mottagare. Denna teknik gör att man kan öka antalet avkommor från ett moderdjur och vid import kan transporten av levande djur undvikas och ett högre smittskydd nås. READ MORE

  4. 28. Den moderna mjölkproduktionens etiska problem : en kvalitativ studie baserad på djupintervjuer med 8 nyckelpersoner

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Hanna Simonsson; [2016]
    Keywords : modern mjölkproduktion; djuretik; modern milk production; animal ethics;

    Abstract : Jordbruket och mjölkproduktionen har det senaste århundradet genomgått en omvälvande förändring, och utvecklats snabbt i takt med övriga samhället. Marknaden har förändrats liksom förutsättningar för produktionen. Antalet mjölkbönder har minskat kraftigt, samtidigt som antalet kor hos varje bonde mer än tiofaldigats. READ MORE

  5. 29. Animal ethics between theory and praxis : exploring differential ethical standards toward wildlife

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Sara Anderson; [2016]
    Keywords : ART; social constructivism; ethical codes; environmental communication; wolf;

    Abstract : In today’s human-impacted landscape with increasing encounters between the human and natural world it is essential to question humans’ ethical approaches toward animals to ensure a peaceful co-existence. The presence of wolf and its consequences in Sweden is a well-studied case focusing primarily on conflict, mistrust toward authority and a rural and urban divide, for example. READ MORE

  6. 30. Påverkas försöksmöss av att bo på olika platser i djurrummet?

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Pernilla Strigner; [2016]
    Keywords : försöksdjur; möss; Mus musculus; aktivitet; störningar; beteendestudie;

    Abstract : Among the mammals used in research the mouse (Mus musculus) is the most common. Mice used in research are usually kept in rooms where their cages are placed on shelves. It's desirable to exclude factors that could influence the results of the research. READ MORE