Animal ethics and public expectations: The North American outlook

Journal of Veterinary Medical Education

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 13-21

  Thompson, Paul B ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Ethics; Ethology; Philosophy; Public attitudes

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; ETHICS; EVOLUTION; HUMAN; NORTH AMERICA; PHILOSOPHY; STANDARD; VEGETARIAN DIET;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; ATTITUDE; DIET, VEGETARIAN; ETHICS; EVOLUTION; HUMANS; NORTH AMERICA; PHILOSOPHY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 77953558244     PISSN: 0748321X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/jvme.37.1.13     Document Type: Article

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