Citation
Mather, Jennifer A, Ph.D. (2024) Not just bony fish: all nonmammalian and nonavian animals are neglected in both welfare and general research. Animal Sentience 36(6)
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Ronald G. Oldfield and Patrick Bonano, Psychological and social well-being of bony fishes in zoos and aquariums
Abstract
The lack of research on fish welfare highlighted by Oldfield & Bonano (2024) is only part of a more general problem: an anthropocentric neglect of animals other than mammals and birds. The cause is our lack of knowledge, our negative view of what we consider to be “lower” animals and our underestimation of their intelligence and sensitivity. Our estimation will increase as our knowledge increases. As a broader view spreads to the public through the media, it should gradually increase the demand to extend both research and welfare beyond mammals and birds.
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DOI
10.51291/2377-7478.1879
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