Häftad, Engelska, 2026

Wellbeing and Ethics of Animals in Shelters

Av Mandy B.A. Paterson, Clive J.C. Phillips

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Wellbeing and Ethics of Animals in Shelters provides an up-to-date, all-in-one resource for animal care and shelter professionals seeking the latest guidance on improving sheltered animals’ quality of life. Central chapters review health and behavioral assessments for shelter animals, offer guidance for the care of shelter cats and dogs, and discuss key steps to the successful adoption of sheltered animals. Latter chapters explore the human component of shelter animal care. The book is an accessible and important resource for animal care and shelter professionals, animal welfare researchers, and students of animal behavior, biology, and veterinary sciences.

Thousands of unwanted dogs, cats, and other animals are brought under the care of shelters around the world each year. The transition can be a frightening and stressful experience with physiological and behavioral implications for the animals. Written by renowned animal welfare experts, this book not only covers guidance on improving the lives of sheltered animals, but also explores how animals come to be under the care of shelters and the ethical considerations of sheltering animals.

Considers both longstanding and emerging issues in shelter animal welfare
Reviews the effectiveness of health and behavioral assessments for shelter animals
Provides guidance on caring for sheltered animals and improving their chances of successful adoption
Incorporates chapter outlines, summaries, key term definitions, case studies, and discussion boxes for accessibility of content

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum: 2026-11-01
Mått: 191 x 235 x undefined mm
Vikt: 450 g
Format: Häftad
Språk: Engelska
Antal sidor: 350
Förlag: Elsevier Science
ISBN: 9780443383090

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Dr. Mandy Paterson is Principal Scientist at the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Queensland. She obtained her BVSc, PhD, and MEd from the University of Queensland, where she is currently an Adjunct Senior Fellow. She is a veterinarian who brings 20 years of clinical experience to the project. Dr. Paterson’s research interests include animal welfare policy development and shelter animal management. In addition to her research, Dr. Paterson serves on the boards of the Australian and New Zealand Councils for the Care of Animals used in Research and Teaching; Queensland Off the Track; the Queensland Government Animal Welfare Advisory Board; and the Queensland Health Medicine Expert Advisory Group. Clive Phillips was Australia’s first Professor of Animal Welfare, at the University of Queensland, and a lecturer at the Universities of Cambridge and Wales. He has authored over 430 scientific journal articles on the welfare of farm, zoo and companion animals, and animal nutrition, transport and production. His books include Towards an Ethical Approach to Animals and Principles of Cattle Production. In In 2012 he received the Australian Museum’s Eureka award for Scientific Research that Contributes to the Protection of Animals, and in 2025 he was named Australia’s top veterinary medicine scientist by The Australian.

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