ISBN:
9780191068065
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (183 pages)
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
304.2
Keywords:
Human-animal relationships
;
Animals-Effect of human beings on
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
This is the first book to synthesise our current state of empirical knowledge across the entire range of contexts in which humans interact with animals.
Abstract:
Cover -- Anthrozoology: Human-Animal Interactions in Domesticated and Wild Animals -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- Contributors -- CHAPTER 1. Introduction -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Defining what we mean -- 1.2.1 HAS, HAI, HAR and HAB -- 1.2.2 Relationship quality -- 1.3 What is the distribution of HARs through the animal kingdom? -- 1.3.1 Distribution of HARs among animals -- 1.3.2 Relationships between (nonhuman) animals -- 1.4 Why do we care about HAI, HAR and HAB? -- 1.4.1 Financial incentives -- 1.4.2 Improved quality of life -- 1.4.3 To ensure scientific rigour -- 1.4.4 To minimise human-animal conflict -- 1.4.5 To create a better world -- References -- CHAPTER 2. Companion animals -- 2.1 What is a companion animal? -- 2.2 A brief history of companion animals -- 2.3 Companion animals today -- 2.4 The benefits of companion animal ownership -- 2.5 Indirect benefits of companion animals -- 2.6 The costs of companion animal ownership -- 2.7 Conclusions and future areas of research -- References -- CHAPTER 3. Agricultural animals -- 3.1 Historical and present role of agricultural animals for humans -- Box 3.1 Animals, humans and the environment -- 3.2 Human-animal interactions and human-animal relationships in agriculture -- 3.2.1 Individualised and generalised relationships in agriculture -- 3.2.2 Situations, type and quality of interactions -- 3.2.3 Differences in interactions between production systems -- 3.2.4 Variation of interactions within production systems -- 3.2.5 Why do human-animal interactions differ? The role of attitudes and herd size -- 3.3 Effects of the HAR on animal and human welfare and on productivity -- 3.3.1 The human factor-HAR and animal welfare -- 3.3.2 Direct effects of the human-animal relationship-HAI and animal welfare and productivity -- 3.3.2.1 Effects of HAI on physiology-stress and anti-stress.
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