Morality, morbidity and mortality: An ethical analysis of culling nonhuman animals

The End of Animal Life: A Start for Ethical Debate

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 117-135

  Mepham, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ecology; Ethical matrix; Veganism; Zoonoses

Indexed keywords

EID: 85039987540     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.3920/978-90-8686-808-7_8     Document Type: Chapter

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