| Description |
1 online resource (112 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color). |
| Series |
Issues that concern you |
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Gale eBooks
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Issues that concern you.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Animals suffer in captivity / The Captive Animals' Protection Society -- Animals do not suffer in captivity / The Philadelphia Zoo -- Elephants do not belong in zoos / In Defense of Animals -- Elephants are thriving in zoos / The Association of Zoos and Aquariums -- Elephants are better off in sanctuaries / The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee -- Elephants are not necessarily better off in sanctuaries / Michael Hutchins and William Conway -- Surplus animals are a big problem / People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals -- Surplus animals are being dealt with / Jesse Donahue and Erik Trump -- Zoos play a key role in education / The Wildlife Conservation Society -- Zoos do not play a key role in education / Dale Jamieson -- Captive breeding programs contribute to conservation / The Association of Zoos and Aquariums -- Captive breeding programs are a failure / Animal Rights Malta -- Zoos have a bright future / Jeffrey P. Bonner -- Zoos should be abolished / Mercy for Animals. |
| Summary |
Explores the issues surrounding zoos and animal welfare. Presents diversity of opinion on the topic, including both conservative and liberal points of view in an even balance. |
| Subject |
Zoo animals.
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Zoos -- Philosophy.
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Animal welfare.
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Animal rights.
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| Added Author |
Van Tuyl, Christine, editor.
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Gale Group.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Zoos and animal welfare. Detroit, Mich. : Greenhaven Press, c2008 9780737738186 |
| ISBN |
9780737748246 (electronic book) |
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9780737738186 |
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