Animals, Ethics and Us

A Veterinary’s View of Human-Animal Interactions

Author: Madeleine Campbell

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Bringing a wealth of veterinary knowledge and experience, the author aims to present a scientific and ethically sound perspective of the position of animals in modern society to a broad readership.

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Bringing a wealth of veterinary knowledge and experience, the author aims to present a scientific and ethically sound perspective of the position of animals in modern society to a broad readership.

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Everyone has a view about animal ethics. Each of us, for example, has an opinion about whether we should eat meat; whether animals should be used for scientific research, or whether the use of animals in sport is acceptable. But very few of us stop to wonder about the basis of our views, or to rationalise them. In this book, Madeleine Campbell aims to enable us to do so, by addressing a series of questions such as: When does animal use become abuse? Why do we treat some animals differently from others? Are there some things which we should never do to animals? And, just because we can, should we? Drawing on her experience as a Veterinarian; a European Diplomate in Animal Welfare Science, Ethics and Law; a researcher and teacher, and a member of various industry ethical review bodies and of welfare and ethics committees for membership organisations and government, the author takes ethical argument beyond academia and applies it to the question which currently dominates societal debate about human-animal interactions: what (if anything) is a reasonable use of an animal?
Animals, Ethics, and Us offers a stripped back, balanced and moderate perspective, based on logical argument, philosophical principles and sound science. It is a thought-provoking read aimed at a broad readership including informed owners and animal enthusiasts, as well as useful a primer for students of animal ethics, welfare and veterinary medicine.

About the Author

Madeleine Campbell is a Veterinarian, a European Diplomate in Animal Welfare Science, Ethics and Law and a clinical specialist in Equine Reproduction. In addition to her veterinary qualifications, Madeleine holds a MA in Medical Ethics and Law, was the first veterinarian ever to be awarded a Bioethics Fellowship by The Wellcome Trust. Madeleine is a past Chair of the British Veterinary Association's Ethics and Welfare Group and a Past President of the British Equine Veterinary Association. She has acted as a member of the BBC's Rural Affairs Committee and contributed to various working groups on ethical and animal welfare issues for government and for membership organisations. Madeleine sits on the Ethical Review Panels for a number of organisations. She currently teaches and researches Ethics and Human - Animal Interactions at The Royal Veterinary College, UK.