The Relationship Between Workers and Animals in the Pork Industry: A Shared Suffering

Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 3-17

  Porcher, Jocelyne ^a  

^a INRA Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique   (France)

Author keywords

Animal husbandry; Animal welfare; Human animal relationships; Pork production; Suffering; Work conditions

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; WORKING CONDITIONS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 78651239058     PISSN: 11877863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10806-010-9232-z     Document Type: Article

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