Animal Welfare / the Ethics of Animal Use

Here are some suggested starting points for doing research in Animal Welfare / the Ethics of Animal Use.
These are some respected books and journals in the field. This list is not meant to be exhaustive, and no endorsement of their specific content is implied.

(If you're looking specifically for on-line resources, look here instead).

Books:

Animal Welfare

Anonymous, (editor), 1993. Food Animal Well-Being. Purdue University Office of Agricultural Research Programs, West Lafayette, USA.

Appleby, M.C. and Hughes, B.O. (editors), 1997. Animal Welfare. CAB International, Wallingford, UK.

Dawkins, M.S. 1980. Animal Suffering. Chapman and Hall, London, UK.

Fraser, A.F. and Broom, D.M. 1990. Farm Animal Behaviour and Welfare, 3rd Edition. Baillihre Tindall, London, UK.

Rollin, B.E., 1995. Farm Animal Welfare: Social, Bioethical, and Research Issues. Iowa State University Press, Ames, USA.

The Ethics of Animal Use

Garner, R. (editor), 1996. Animal rights: The changing debate. MacMillan Press, London, UK.

Hargrove, E.C. (editor), 1992. The Animal Rights/Environmental Ethics Debate. State University of New York Press, 1992.

Holland, A. and Johnson, A. (editors) 1998. Animal Biotechnology and Ethics. Chapman and Hall, London, UK

Orlans, F.B., Beauchamp, T.L., Dresser, R., Morton, D.B. and Gluck, J.P., 1998. The Human Use of Animals: Case Studies in Ethical Choice. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK.

Regan, T. and Singer, P. (editors), 1996. Animal Rights and Human Obligations. Prentice Hall, London, UK.

Smith, J.A. and Boyd, K.M. (editors), 1991. Lives in the Balance: The Ethics of Using Animals in Biomedical Research. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK.

Journals:

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