内容简介
Doesanimalwelfarehaveaplaceinsustainablefarming,ordothedemandsofarisinghumanpopulationandthethreatofclimatechangemeanthattheinterestsofanimalsmustbeputaside?Canweimprovethewaywekeepanimalsandstillfeedtheworld–orisitachoicebetweenethicsandeconomics?Theaimofthisbookistochallengethe"them-and-us"thinkingthatsetstheinterestsofhumansandfarmanimalsagainsteachotherandtoshowthattobereally"sustainable,"farmingneedstoinclude,notignore,animalwelfare.Theauthorsofthisremarkablebookcomefromadiversityofbackgrounds:industry,animalwelfareorganizations,academicinstitutions,andpracticalfarming.Theyareunitedinarguingthatfarmanimalsmatterandthatsustainablefarmingmusthaveanimalwelfareatitsethicalcore,alongwiththeproductionofhealthy,affordablefoodandcarefortheenvironment.
作者简介
MarianStampDawkinsisProfessorofAnimalBehaviourintheDepartmentofZoology,UniversityofOxfordandVice-PrincipalofSomervilleCollege,Oxford.Asagraduatestudent,shewassupervisedbyNikoTinbergen,theNobelPrizewinningpioneerofthestudyofanimalbehaviour.Shehasalong-standinginterestinthestudyofanimalwelfareandthepracticalapplicationofresearchtocommercialfarming.RolandBonneyisaDirectoroftheFoodAnimalInitiativeandamainboardDirectoroftheBenchmarkHoldingsgroup.Hehasmorethantwentyyearsofprofessionalfarmingexperience,fromNewZealand,AustraliaandtheUK,andsetuphisownagriculturalbusinessbasedonarable,sheepandcattleproductioninWiltshire,UK.Heiscommittedtodrivingprogresstowardssustainableagriculturethatdeliversgoodanimalwelfareandconservestheenvironment,whilefeedingpeopleandprovidingfarmerswithaviableincome.