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Ethics and invertebrates: a cephalopod perspective.
Mather, Jennifer A; Anderson, Roland C.
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  • Mather JA; University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. mather@uleth.ca
Dis Aquat Organ ; 75(2): 119-29, 2007 May 04.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17578251
This paper first explores 3 philosophical bases for attitudes to invertebrates, Contractarian/Kantian, Utilitarian, and Rights-based, and what they lead us to conclude about how we use and care for these animals. We next discuss the problems of evaluating pain and suffering in invertebrates, pointing out that physiological responses to stress are widely similar across the animal kingdom and that most animals show behavioral responses to potentially painful stimuli. Since cephalopods are often used as a test group for consideration of pain, distress and proper conditions for captivity and handling, we evaluate their behavioral and cognitive capacities. Given these capacities, we then discuss practical issues: minimization of their pain and suffering during harvesting for food; ensuring that captive cephalopods are properly cared for, stimulated and allowed to live as full a life as possible; and, lastly, working for their conservation.
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Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Bem-Estar do Animal / Cefalópodes Limite: Animals Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2007 Tipo de documento: Article
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Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Bem-Estar do Animal / Cefalópodes Limite: Animals Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2007 Tipo de documento: Article