Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part 1. Animal welfare fundamentals

The moral status of animals : biological foundations / John Webster

Animal welfare concepts / Donald M. Broom

Animal welfare assessment / Harry J Blokhuis, Isabelle Veissier

Part 2. Animal farming, transportation, and killing

Contemporary animal farming / Carla Forte Maiolino Molento, Clive Julian Christie Phillips

Farming poultry / Tina M Widowski, Ana K Rentsch

Farming pigs / Sandra Edwards

Farming cattle / Clive JC Phillips

Farming sheep and goats / Cathy M Dwyer

Farming non-domesticated and semi-domesticated terrestrial species / David Arney

Farming fish / Joao L Saraiva, Pablo Arechavala-Lopez, Lynne U Sneddon

Transportation / Michael S Cockram

Slaughter, euthanasia, and depopulation / Temple Grandin

Part 3. Animal use for other purposes

Scientific and educational animal use / Andrew Knight

Animals in entertainment / David A Fennell, Sarah Coose

Zoos and aquaria / Terry L Maple, Bonnie M Perdue

Hunting, fishing, and whaling / Laetitia Nunny, Mark P Simmonds

Commercial fisheries / Moira Harris

Part 4. Species-specific concerns

Canines and felines / Heather Bacon

Equines / Sophie Hill

Non-domesticated terrestrial species / Miriam A. Zemanova

Companion fish / Sabrina Brando

Marine mammals / Sabrina Brando

Part 5. Recent and emerging issues

Climate change, human–wildlife conflict, and biodiversity loss / Bob Fischer

Animal welfare and human health / Cynthia Schuck-Paim, Wladimir J. Alonso, Eric Slywitch

Animal disaster management / Steve Glassey

Part 6. Animal ethics and law

Animal ethics / Cheryl Abbate

Animal law-historical, contemporary, and international developments / Ian Robertson, Paula Sparks

Key animal law in Australia / Meg Good, Jed Goodfellow

Key animal law in China / Deborah Cao

Key animal law across Europe / Debbie Legge

Key animal law in India / Sonia Shad, Yashprada Joglekar

Key animal law in South Africa / David I Bilchitz, Amy P Wilson

Key animal law in the United States / Matthew Liebman

Part 7. Social change for animals

Stakeholder groups and perspectives / Joy M Verrinder, Clive JC Phillips

Animal advocacy and human behavioural change / Tamzin Furtado, Suzanne Rogers, Jo White

Animal welfare education and communication / Ruth De Vere