Animal Agriculture: Symbiosis, Culture, or Ethical Conflict?
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Animal agriculture: symbiosis, culture or ethical conflict?
Several writers on animal ethics defend the abolition of most or all animal agriculture, which they consider an unethical exploitation of sentient non-human animals. However, animal agriculture can also be seen as a co-evolution over thousands of years, that has affected biology and behaviour on the one hand, and quality of life of humans and domestic animals on the other. Furthermore, animals ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1187-7863,1573-322X
DOI: 10.1007/s10806-005-4378-9