Attitudes to Animals

• List of contributors; Acknowledgements; Part I. Attitudes to Animals: 1. A look back in the mirror: perspectives on animals and ethics Francine L. Dolins; 2. Me and my totem: cross-cultural attitudes towards animals Phyllis Passariello; 3. Sheep in wolves' clothing? Attitudes to animals among farmers and scientists James A. Serpell; Part II. Animal Awareness: 4. The problem of animal subjectivity and its consequences for the scientific measurement of animal suffering Françoise Wemelsfelder; 5. Environmental enrichment and impoverishment: neurophysiological effects Susan D. Healy and Martin J. Tovée; 6. The behavioural requirements of farm animals for psychological well-being and survival Robert J. Young; 7. Personality and the happiness of the chimpanzee James E. King; 8. Primate cognition: evidence for the ethical treatment of primates Richard W. Byrne; Part III. Animal Welfare: 9. Animal welfare: the concept of the issues Donald M. Broom; 10. New perspectives on the design and management of captive animal environments David Shepherdson; 11. Should we let them go? Mary Ridgley; Part IV. Research and Education: 12. Humane education: the role of animal-based learning Andrew J. Petto and Karla D. Russell; 13. 'Minding animals': the role of animals in children's mental development M. Patricia Hindley; 14. Alternatives to using animals in education David Dewhurst; 15. Animals in scientific education and a reverence for life Henk Verhoog; Part V. Epilogue: The Future of Animals: 16. Human sentiment and the future of wildlife David E. Cooper; 17. In the absence of animals: power and impotence in our dealings with endangered animals Charles Bergman; Index.

'… much good material is contained in Attitudes to Animals, and I believe its readers will be challenged and informed in ways likely to increase their understanding and compassion for animals. I commend this book to the animal welfare constituency.' F. Barbara Olans, Animal Welfare