Zoo Ethics: The Challenges of Compassionate Conservation

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Author(s): Jenny Gray, Joel Sartore
Publisher: Comstock Publishing Associates
Year: 2017

Language: English
Pages: 257

Contents......Page 8
Foreword......Page 4
Photo Ark......Page 11
Preface......Page 12
Acknowledgements......Page 13
Introduction – of beetles, people and zoos......Page 14
Terminology......Page 20
1 Introduction to applied ethics and zoos......Page 22
Book outline......Page 23
Introduction......Page 30
Definition of zoos......Page 31
The history of zoos......Page 32
Ownership models......Page 36
Quality of zoo operations......Page 38
Zoo animals......Page 39
Enclosure design and development......Page 49
Visitors......Page 50
Conservation......Page 52
Well-run modern zoos......Page 56
Introduction......Page 62
Public commentary......Page 64
Non-government organisations and interest groups......Page 65
Books and publications......Page 66
Documentaries......Page 67
Ethical discussions......Page 68
Moral consideration of animals......Page 69
Pressure to change......Page 71
Response to ethical concerns......Page 74
A case to be answered......Page 77
Introduction......Page 82
Current conception of animal welfare......Page 85
Pain and suffering......Page 88
The humane treatment principle......Page 89
The self-actualisation of animals......Page 94
Animal welfare in zoos......Page 96
Containing complex animals......Page 103
Positive animal welfare in zoos......Page 105
Introduction......Page 112
Animal rights......Page 113
Animal rights beyond welfare......Page 122
Animal rights and zoos......Page 131
Rights beyond welfare based on Interest Theory......Page 138
Introduction......Page 144
Consequentialism......Page 145
Consequentialism and zoos......Page 147
Experiential outcomes......Page 149
Increasing net value......Page 156
The consequences are positive......Page 157
Introduction......Page 160
Virtue theory......Page 161
Virtues and zoos......Page 163
Zoo people......Page 165
The great moral virtues and zoos......Page 169
Zoos and virtue ethics......Page 184
Introduction......Page 190
Environmental ethics......Page 192
The extinction crisis......Page 200
Compassionate conservation......Page 201
Conservation zoos......Page 202
Challenges for zoos......Page 213
Preserving the integrity, stability and beauty of the biotic community......Page 215
9 Conclusion......Page 220
To operate a zoo ethically......Page 223
A practical example – taking dolphins from the wild......Page 225
Wider implications......Page 227
Future work......Page 228
Final thoughts......Page 229
Wicked problems......Page 232
Further reading......Page 248
Index......Page 251