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1 online resource (xi, 194 pages) : illustrations |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Summary |
While there has been increasing interest in recent years in the welfare of farm animals, fish are frequently thought to be different. In many people's perception, fish, with their lack of facial expressions or recognisable communication, are not seen to count when it comes to welfare. Angling is a major sport, and fishing a big industry. Millions of fish are caught on barbed hooks, or left to die by suffocation on the decks of fishing boats. Here, biologist Victoria Braithwaite explores the question of fish pain and fish suffering, explaining what we now understand about fish behaviour, and examining the related ethical questions about how we should treat these animals. She asks why the question of pain in fish has not been raised earlier, indicating our prejudices and assumptions; and argues that the latest and growing scientific evidence would suggest that we should widen to fish the protection currently given to birds and mammals. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Fishes -- Sense organs.
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Fishes -- Sense organs. |
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Pain in animals.
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Pain in animals. |
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Pain perception.
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Pain perception. |
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Nociceptors.
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Nociceptors. |
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Fishing -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Fishing -- Moral and ethical aspects. |
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Fishing. |
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Fisheries -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Fisheries. |
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Braithwaite, Victoria. Do fish feel pain? Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010 9780199551200 (OCoLC)441192062 |
| ISBN |
9780191572968 (electronic book) |
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0191572969 (electronic book) |
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9780199551200 (hardback) |
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0199551200 (hardback) |
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