Animal Killing and Postdomestic Meat Production

Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 67-86

  Leroy, Frédéric ^a   Praet, Istvan ^b  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROEHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Human animal studies; Meat; Slaughter; Society; Veganism; Vegetarianism

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; ETHICS; LIFESTYLE; MEAT; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; SOCIAL IMPACT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 85011843793     PISSN: 11877863     EISSN: 1573322X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10806-017-9654-y     Document Type: Article

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