Citation
Leadbeater, Simon R. B. (2016) Animal suffering calls for more than a bigger cage. Animal Sentience 7(4)
Commentary Type
Open Commentary
Thread
Yew-Kwang Ng, How welfare biology and commonsense may help to reduce animal suffering
Abstract
Ng (2016) argues for incremental welfare biology partly because it would be impossible to demonstrate conclusively that animals are sentient. He argues that low cost changes in industrial practices and working collaboratively may be more effective in advancing animal welfare than more adversarial approaches. There is merit in some of Ng’s recommendations but a number of his arguments are, in my view, misdirected. The fact that nonhuman animals feel has already been adequately demonstrated. Cruelty to animals is intrinsic to some industries, so the only way to oppose it is to oppose the industry.
DOI
10.51291/2377-7478.1081
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