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Lives worth living?
Author(s) -
Wathes Christopher
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
veterinary record
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 2042-7670
pISSN - 0042-4900
DOI - 10.1136/vr.c849
Subject(s) - cruelty , animal welfare , welfare , public economics , environmental ethics , political science , business , psychology , criminology , economics , law , biology , ecology , philosophy
To date, animal welfare measures have focused primarily on the avoidance of cruelty and the provision of basic needs. Christopher Wathes , chairman of the Farm Animal Welfare Council, argues that it is important to take animals’ positive experiences into account as well