Introduction - Quality of life: The heart of the matter

Animal Welfare

Volumn 16, Issue SUPPL., 2007, Pages 3-7

  Kirkwood, J K ^a  

^a Humane Slaughter Association   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Cost benefit judgements; Ethics of human animal interactions; Quality of life; Sentience; Welfare assessment

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL CARE; ANIMAL EUTHANASIA; ANIMAL USE; ANIMAL WELFARE; COGNITION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; EDITORIAL; EXPERIENCE; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL WELFARE; EXPERIMENTATION; FARM ANIMAL; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NONHUMAN; POLICY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPONSIBILITY; SENSORY STIMULATION; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 34250217471     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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