Essays about: "animal ethics"

Showing result 36 - 40 of 49 essays containing the words animal ethics.

  1. 36. Decision making and the role of empathy in animal ethics committees (AECs)

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

    Author : Elisabeth Tjärnström; [2013]
    Keywords : laboratory animals; animal ethics committees; ethical review; empathy; anthrozoology;

    Abstract : Ethical evaluation of scientific studies carried out using animals is legally mandated in many countries and has been so in Sweden for over three decades. The animal ethics committees (AECs) responsible for the task have however been subjected to criticism; common critique being that the wrong issues are discussed and that the ethical evaluation is thus incomplete, that there is a lack of coherence across committees and that the committees are not as democratic as they might appear. READ MORE

  3. 37. Hållbar konsumtion av nötkött och mjölk

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Breeding and Genetics

    Author : Ida Elgåsen; [2013]
    Keywords : Nötkött; mjölk; hållbarhet; konsumtion; Sverige;

    Abstract : Sustainable beef and milk consumption. The consumption of beef and dairy products in Sweden is high. A lot of greenhouse gases are emitted from the production of these products. The production of beef in Sweden has decreased but the import has increased. READ MORE

  4. 38. Is There a Moral Obligation to Stop Someone Torturing a Kitten?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Praktisk filosofi

    Author : Max Sangert; [2012]
    Keywords : obligation; animals; deontology; utilitarianism; Regan; Singer; ethics; Philosophy and Religion;

    Abstract : The paper presents the theories of Peter Singer and Tom Regan concerning the moral status of animals and why both deem animals to have a moral standing similar to humans. The two theories differ in their approaches to justifying the moral standing of animals and humans but have very similar conclusions. READ MORE

  5. 39. Välfärdsproblem och etik inom hundavel

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

    Author : Stefan Hellberg; [2011]
    Keywords : välfärd; hund; avel; sjukdomar; lidande;

    Abstract : Hunden (Canis lupus familiaris) har använts av människan för att utföra arbeten i närmare 15000 år och upptar en nisch som i evolutionära termer är ojämförbar. Människan har historiskt levt i en mutualistisk symbios med hunden då vi dragit nytta av djurens funktionalitet och de av vår omvårdnad. READ MORE

  6. 40. Etologens yrkeskodex

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

    Author : Lisa Berglund; [2011]
    Keywords : etologi; etolog; etik; yrkesroll; yrkeskodex;

    Abstract : Etologi betyder per definition läran om djurens beteende och orsakerna till det. Dengenerella definitionen av en etolog är således en person som har kunskap om djurensbeteende och orsakerna till det. Definitionen är öppen för tolkning och allmänheten harliten eller ingen kännedom om etolog som profession. READ MORE