Zoos and Animal Rights: The Ethics of Keeping Animals

Table of contents

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• Title Page iii
• Contents vii
• Preface x
• 1 - Introduction 1
• 2 - 4,500 Years of Zoos and Animal Keeping 7
• 3 - Animals and Their Rights 37
• 4 - Wildness, Cruelty and Domination 51
• 5 - Wild Living versus Zoo Living 64
• 6 - Judging Well-Being 76
• 7 - The Keeping and Display of Animals 102
• 8 - Why Conservation Is a Moral Matter 124
• 9 - Zoos and Conservation 140
• 10 - Science in Zoos 155
• 11 - Education in Zoos 168
• 12 - Why Keep Real Animals? 177
• 13 - Taking Animals from the Wild 186

• Title Page iii
• Contents vii
• Preface x
• 1 - Introduction 1
• 2 - 4,500 Years of Zoos and Animal Keeping 7
• 3 - Animals and Their Rights 37
• 4 - Wildness, Cruelty and Domination 51
• 5 - Wild Living versus Zoo Living 64
• 6 - Judging Well-Being 76
• 7 - The Keeping and Display of Animals 102
• 8 - Why Conservation Is a Moral Matter 124
• 9 - Zoos and Conservation 140
• 10 - Science in Zoos 155
• 11 - Education in Zoos 168
• 12 - Why Keep Real Animals? 177
• 13 - Taking Animals from the Wild 186
• 14 - Conclusion 192
• Bibliography 198
• Name Index 214
• Subject Index 220