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Sentience and Animal Welfare

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Sentience – the ability to feel, perceive and experience – is central to the animal welfare debate as it raises the question of whether animals experience suffering in life and death. Sentience and Animal Welfare explores and answers these questions in an objective way, based on the latest research and empirical evidence. Beginning with an introduction to sentience, the ebook investigates why we are so interested in sentience, when, as a species, humans became sentient and how it has changed over time…

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Sentience – the ability to feel, perceive and experience – is central to the animal welfare debate as it raises the question of whether animals experience suffering in life and death. Sentience and Animal Welfare explores and answers these questions in an objective way, based on the latest research and empirical evidence. Beginning with an introduction to sentience, the ebook investigates why we are so interested in sentience, when, as a species, humans became sentient and how it has changed over time. The ebook defines aspects of sentience such as consciousness, memory and emotions, and discusses brain complexity in detail. Looking at sentience from a developmental perspective, it analyses when in an individual’s growth sentience can be said to appear and uses evidence from a range of studies investigating embryos, foetuses and young animals to form an enlightening overview of the subject. With a full chapter covering ethical decisions such as animal protection and experimentation, this ebook is not only an invaluable resource for researchers and students of animal welfare and biology, but also an engaging and informative read for veterinarians and the general public. 199 p.

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Authors expertises affiliations

  • Donald Broom. Professor of Animal Welfare, Cambridge University (UK).
  • Publication date (digital version): 2014-08 – CABI; Copyright © 2014 by D.M. Broom.

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23 April 2018

Not an easy read as it is a well researched book which gives references for everything. However it is extremely well written and structured. It discusses what is sentience and higher cognition, and lays out the facts that even animals such as jumping spiders plan into the future, bees have coplex spacial skills and pass on information to the rest of the hive, fish plan their safety etc.

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