Telos and the Ethics of Animal Farming

Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 691-709

  Harfeld, Jes Lynning ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Animal ethics; Animal welfare; Boredom; Farming; Loneliness; Telos

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ETHICS; FARMING SYSTEM; MENTAL HEALTH;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84878661545     PISSN: 11877863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10806-012-9422-y     Document Type: Article

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