Research Catalog

Title

Filling the ark : animal welfare in disasters / Leslie Irvine.

Author

Irvine, Leslie

Publication

Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2009.

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Details

Description

166 p.; 22 cm.

Summary

"When disasters strike, people are not the only victims. Hurricane Katrina raised public attention about how disasters affect dogs, cats, and other animals considered members of the human family. In this book, noted sociologist Leslie Irvine goes beyond Katrina to examine how disasters like oil spills, fires, and other calamities affect various animal populations - on factory farms, in research facilities, and in the wild." "Filling the Ark argues that humans cause most of the risks faced by animals and urges better decisions about the treatment of animals in disasters. Furthermore, it makes a broad appeal for the ethical necessity of better planning to keep animals out of jeopardy. Irvine not only offers policy recommendations and practical advice for evacuating animals, she also makes a strong case for rethinking our use of animals, suggesting ways to create more secure conditions."--Jacket.

Series Statement

Animals and ethics

Uniform Title

• Project Muse UPCC books.
• Animals and ethics.

Subjects

• Hurricane Katrina, 2005
• Disaster relief > United States
• Animal rescue > United States
• Animal welfare > United States
• United States
• Animal Welfare
• Cyclonic Storms
• Relief Work
• Rescue Work

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [143]-159) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Companion animals -- Animals on factory farms -- Birds and marine wildlife -- Animals in research facilities -- Noah's task.

ISBN

• 9781592138340 (cloth : alk. paper)
• 1592138349 (cloth : alk. paper)

LCCN

^^2008047845

OCLC

263993980

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library