Essays about: "cruelty"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 28 essays containing the word cruelty.

1. 1. Sentient Objects — A Theoretical Analysis of the Potential of Animals as Legal Subjects

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Alice Edfast; [2023-04-26]
   Keywords : Jurisprudence; Legal theory; The legal subject; Legal personhood; The person-thing dichotomy; Animal Law theory; Animal sentience; Animal slaughter; Animal testing; Legal rights; Hohfeld’s fundamental legal conceptions; Speciesism; Humanism; Posthumanism; Greimas’ semiotic square;

   Abstract : The sentience of animals has been scientifically proven since the nineteenth century, which has led to changes in our attitude towards animals and to the proliferation of anti-cruelty laws. But despite the rise of an Animal Law discipline, animal rights organisations’ attempting to elevate the legal status of animals, and several recent European legislative changes categorising animals as “non-things”, the legal status of a person has not yet been extended to animals. READ MORE

3. 2. Exploring Colonial Portrayals in Ugandan and Swedish History Textbooks : A Critical Discourse Analysis

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för geografi

   Author : Carolin Amasia Magnusson; [2023]
   Keywords : colonialism; postcolonialism; postcolonial geography; history textbooks; critical discourse analysis; Uganda; Sweden.;

   Abstract : This study aims to examine and compare the representations of the colonial era in history textbooks from Uganda and Sweden to broaden the understanding of colonial discourses. Utilizing critical discourse analysis (CDA), it seeks to uncover and emphasize the variations in colonial discourse between the two countries. READ MORE

4. 3. Baksidan av djurskyddsarbetet : finns det ett samband mellan veterinärernas djurskyddsanmälningar och hot, trakasserier och våld mot veterinärer i Sverige?

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

   Author : Mikaela Neijdebro; [2022]
   Keywords : djurskydd; kliniskt verksamma veterinärer; anmälningsplikt;

   Abstract : En viktig del av veterinärers roll i samhället är upprätthållandet av svenskt djurskydd. Ett av veterinärens verktyg är djurskyddsanmälningar, och veterinärer har en lagstadgad plikt att anmäla misstanke om brott mot djurskyddslagstiftningen till länsstyrelsen. READ MORE

5. 4. What is farm animal welfare? : a study of animal-based food consumers’ perceptions inMexico using the ZMET tool

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

   Author : Cristel Alejandra Capetillo Hernandez; [2020]
   Keywords : animal-based; consumers; farm animal welfare; food; laddering; means-end chain; mental model; perceptions; personal values; ZMET;

   Abstract : Authors stress that farm animal welfare (FAW) has become a mainstream contemporary societal demand worldwide, resulting in research conducted with FAW. The most popular type of research are surveys that analyse consumers’ attitudes towards FAW, yet, these are limited geographically to the European Union, the United States, and Canada. READ MORE

6. 5. Improving the welfare of the Amur leopards (Panthera pardus orientalis) at Nordens Ark (Sweden)

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

   Author : María Slof Pacilio; [2020]
   Keywords : zoos; Amur leopards; welfare; Nordens ark; behavior; enrichment; training; personality; zookeepers;

   Abstract : Since recent years, people do not only want to prevent animal cruelty anymore, but also want to improve their welfare. Therefore, zoo institutions are under pressure to assure the wellbeing of their animals. And even though they work very hard to achieve this, it is not an easy job. READ MORE