Welfare of Invertebrate Animals

Claudio Carere, Department of Ecological and Biological Science, Ichthyogenic Experimental Marine Centre (CISMAR), University of Tuscia, Tarquinia (Viterbo), ItalyJennifer A. Mather, Department of Psychology, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Canada

• Chapter 1: Introduction: Why a volume on invertebrate welfare?.- Chapter 2: Invertebrates and humans: attitudes, ethics and policy.- Chapter 3: Insects in captivity – contexts create welfare dilemmas.- Chapter 4: Welfare of managed honey bees.- Chapter 5: Spider welfare.- Chapter 6: Coral and Cnidarian Welfare in a Changing Sea.- Chapter 7: Assessing the potential for pain in crustaceans and other invertebrates.- Chapter 8: Enrichment for captive cephalopods.- Chapter 9: Cephalopod welfare, biological and regulatory aspects: a EU experience.- Chapter 10: Consider the individual: personality and welfare in invertebrates.

“This volume brings a useful and sophisticated perspective on how the psychophysical wellbeing of invertebrates should be considered, managed and accomplished. When people think of animal welfare, mammals, maybe birds, spring to mind. We do not think of invertebrates, as we seldom consider they are deserving of welfare attention. This book tells us that we should.” (Enrico Alleva and Daniela Santucci, Animal Behaviour, Vol. 167, September, 2020)