Veterinary and animal ethics : proceedings of the First International Conference on Veterinary and Animal Ethics, September 2011 / edited by Christopher M. Wathes, Sandra A. Corr, Stephen A. May, Steven P. McCulloch and Martin C. Whiting.

Ames, Iowa : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013.

xiv, 303 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

The history of veterinary ethics in Britain, ca. 1870-2000 / Abigail Woods -- The idea of animal welfare : developments and tensions / Peter Sandøe and Karsten Klint Jensen -- Lessons from medical ethics / Carolyn Johnston -- Veterinary ethics, professionalism and society / Stephen A. May -- Justice of animal use in the veterinary profession / Martin C. Whiting -- Telos / Bernard E. Rollin -- Agriculture, animal welfare and climate change / Steven P. McCulloch -- Ethics and ethical analysis in veterinary science : the development and application of the ethical matrix method / Kate Millar -- The ethics of animal enhancement / James Yeates -- Wildlife medicine, conservation and welfare / James K. Kirkwood -- Veterinary ethics and the use of animals in research : are they compatible? / Colin Gilbert and Sarah Wolfensohn -- Production animals : ethical and welfare issues raised by production-focused management of newborn livestock / David J. Mellor -- Companion animals / Sandra A. Corr -- Ethical analysis of the use of animals for sport / Madeleine Campbell -- Global cultural considerations of animal ethics / Michael C. Appleby -- Animal ethics and the government's policy : 'to guard and protect' / Sophia Hepple and Nigel Gibbens -- Veterinary ethics and law / Marie Fox -- Ethical citizenship / Björn Forkman -- Principles, preference and profit : animal ethics in a market economy / John McInerney -- Debate: 'Is it better to have lived and lost than never to have lived at all?' / Patrick Bateson.

Includes bibliographical references and index.