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A compelling argument of how human health is adversely affected by our poor treatment of non-human animals. The author contents that in order to successfully confront the 21st Century's health challenges, we need to broaden the definition of the word 'public' in public health to inclu...
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| Literature type: | Electronic Software eBook |
| Language: | English |
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The Palgrave Macmillan animal ethics series
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http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9780230358522 |
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A compelling argument of how human health is adversely affected by our poor treatment of non-human animals. The author contents that in order to successfully confront the 21st Century's health challenges, we need to broaden the definition of the word 'public' in public health to include non-human animals. 'In this book Aysha Akhtar accomplishes what no other recent author has managed to do in a book on human health: provide a cogent and balanced argument for the importance of accepting the intimate relationship between humans and other animals for our own health, that of other animals, and of the planet. The wonder of this book is that Akhtar is able to effectively combine a wealth of scientific information with arguments for compassion for other animals. In doing so, she elegantly shows that concerns for the welfare of humans and other animals are not at odds, but, rather, one and the same i |
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Electronic book text. Epublication based on: 9780230249738, 2012. |
| Carrier Form: | 264 p. |
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9780230249738 9780230358522 : 0230358527 : |
| CLC: | B829 |
| Contents: | Series Preface Acknowledgements The Welfare of Animals and its Relevance to Our Health Victims of Abuse: Making the Connection Lions, Tigers and Bears. The Global Trade in Animals Foul Farms: the State of Animal Agriculture Animal Agriculture: Our Health and our Environment The Costs of Animal Experiments The New Public Health Notes and References Index. |