The Palgrave Handbook of Practical Animal Ethics offers an authoritative examination on the treatment of animals and collates diverse opinions on numerous topics concerning potential cruelty towards animals.

Table of Contents

• 1 Introduction: The Challenge of Animal Ethics - Andrew Linzey and Clair Linzey
• Section I. The Ethics of Control
• Introduction: The Ethics of Control - Lisa Johnson
• Animal Justice as Non-Domination - Valéry Giroux and Carl Saucier-Bouffard
• Rethinking the Ethic of Human Dominance - Grace Clement
• Chain of Fools: The Language of Power - Les Mitchell
• Our Moral Duties to Ill and Aging Companion Animals - Faith Bjalobok
• Speciesism and the Ideology of Domination in the Italian Philosophical Tradition - Leonardo Caffo
• Bioengineering, Animal Advocacy, and the Ethics of Control - Jodey Castricano
• Section II. The Ethics of Captivity
• Introduction: The Ethics of Captivity - Thomas I. White
• Incarceration, Liberty, and Dignity - Lori Gruen
• Speciesism and Zoos: Shifting the Paradigm, Maintaining the Prejudice - Elizabeth Tyson
• Elephants in Captivity - Catherine Doyle
• The Marine Mammal Captivity Issue: Time for a Paradigm Shift - Lori Marino
• Whales, Dolphins and Humans: Challenges in Interspecies Ethics - Thomas I. White
• Section III. The Ethics of Killing
• Introduction: The Ethics of Killing - Mark H. Bernstein
• Religious Slaughter: Science, Law, and Ethics - Jordan Sosnowski
• Fishing for Trouble: The Ethics of Recreational Angling - Max Elder
• What Is Morally Wrong with Killing Animals (if This Does not Involve Suffering)? - Carlos Naconecy
• Killing Animals—Permitted by God? The Role of Christian Ethics in (Not) Protecting the Lives of Animals - Kurt Remele
• Smoke and Mirrors: An Analysis of Some Important Conceptions Used to Justify Hunting - Priscilla N. Cohn
• Comparing the Wrongness of Killing Humans and Killing Animals - Mark H. Bernstein
• Section IV. The Ethics of Causing Suffering
• Introduction: The Ethics of Causing Suffering - Kay Peggs
• Animal Suffering Matters - Kay Peggs
• Human Duties, Animal Suffering, and Animal Rights: A Legal Reevaluation - Darren Sean Calley
• Suffering Existence: Nonhuman Animals and Ethics - Kay Peggs and Barry Smart
• Suffering of Animals in Food Production: Problems and Practical Solutions - Akisha Townsend Eaton
• Suffering for Science and How Science Supports the End of Animal Experiments - Aysha Akhtar
• The Ethics of Preservation: Where Psychology and Conservation Collide - Mark J. Estren
• Bullfighting: The Legal Protection of Suffering - Lidia de Tienda Palop
• Free-Roaming Animals, Killing, and Suffering: The Case of African Elephants - Kai Horsthemke
• The Dog that is Willing to Die: The “Ethics” of Animal Fighting - Randall Lockwood