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The Role Of Economics In Achieving Welfare Gains For Animals, Jennifer Fearing, Gaverick Matheny
The Role Of Economics In Achieving Welfare Gains For Animals, Jennifer Fearing, Gaverick Matheny
State of the Animals 2007
The demand for animal products and services is a powerful economic force in society, and multibillion-dollar industries are organized around this demand. These industries often face increased costs by improving animal welfare and are quick to use economic arguments against proposed welfare reforms (see sidebar on page 169). These arguments, while often specious, can influence consumers, voters, and policy makers. Citizens are less likely to support animal welfare reforms they’ve been told will double their shopping bill or impoverish family farmers.
Animal welfare advocates cannot respond to these economic arguments with moral rhetoric alone. Instead, non-governmental observers (NGOs) must challenge …
The Case Against Dog Breed Discrimination By Homeowners’ Insurance Companies, Larry Cunningham
The Case Against Dog Breed Discrimination By Homeowners’ Insurance Companies, Larry Cunningham
State of the Animals 2007
Breed discrimination by insurance companies is on the rise in the United States. Insurers are refusing to write homeowners’ policies for people who own breeds that the insurance industry considers to be dangerous. Their decisions are based solely on the breed of the animal, not the individual characteristics of the particular dog. Dog bites are certainly a public health concern. However, the insurance industry’s approach to the problem is based on faulty assumptions and improper use of dog-bite statistics. The insurance industry has prejudged entire breeds of dogs as being “too risky,” instead of taking a more reasonable dog-by-dog approach …
Canada’S Commercial Seal Hunt, Rebecca Aldsworth, Stephen Harris
Canada’S Commercial Seal Hunt, Rebecca Aldsworth, Stephen Harris
State of the Animals 2007
Like efforts to end the commercial hunting of whales, the campaign to stop the slaughter of seals in Canada has become a major focus for animal and environment protection groups and governments the world over. For decades the face of the harp seal pup has been a symbol—to many, the symbol—of environment and animal advocacy. But as much as the campaign to save the seals has become an icon for those who would protect wildlife, the campaign to continue the hunt has become a focus for those who would block the progress of the animal protection and environmental movements.