Wildlife management and the debate on the ethics of animal use. II. A challenge for the animal protection movement

Pacific Conservation Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 81-99

  Lunney, Daniel ^a,b  

^a Department of Premier and Cabinet ^*  (Australia)

^b MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Animal ethics; Animal ethics committee; Animal protection movement; Animal rights; Australian Animal Welfare Strategy; kangaroo management; Pest species; Peter Singer; Sentience; Speciesism; Threatened species

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ETHICS; INVASIVE SPECIES; MARSUPIAL; NATURE CONSERVATION; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; PEST SPECIES; PHILOSOPHY; SPECIES CONSERVATION; STRATEGIC APPROACH; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALIA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84858634105     PISSN: 10382097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/PC120081     Document Type: Article

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