Companion Animal Ethics

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<p><i>Companion Animal Ethics</i> explores the important ethical questions and problems that arise as a result of humans keeping animals as companions.</p><ul><li>The first comprehensive book dedicated to ethical and welfare concerns surrounding companion animals</li><li>Scholarly but still written in an accessible and engaging style</li><li>Considers the idea of animal companionship and why it should matter ethically</li><li>Explores problems associated with animals sharing human lifestyles and homes, such as obesity, behavior issues, selective breeding, over-treatment, abandonment, euthanasia and environmental impacts</li><li>Offers insights into practical ways of improving ethical standards relating to animal companions</li></ul>

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<p><b>About the Authors</b><p><b>Peter Sandøe</b> is Professor of Bioethics at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, where he has been teaching animal ethics to veterinary and animal science students for nearly two decades. He is co-author of<i>Ethics of Animal Use</i> (Wiley Blackwell, 2008) and co-editor of<i>Dilemmas in Animal Welfare</i> (CABI, 2014).<p><b>Sandra Corr</b> is Clinical Reader in Small Animal Surgery, at the School of Veterinary Medicine and Science, University of Nottingham, UK. She is a European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery, who spends her time teaching veterinary students, and working in referral practice. She has published widely in veterinary and comparative journals.<p><b>Clare Palmer</b> is Professor of Philosophy at Texas A& M University, USA. She is the author of<i>Animal Ethics in Context</i> (Columbia University Press, 2010), the editor of<i>Animal Rights</i> in the Ashgate International Library of Essays on Rights (2008) and co-editor of<i>Killing Animals</i> (Illinois University Press 2006).

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