{"product_id":"why-animals-matter-animal-consciousness-animal-welfare-and-human-wellbeing-9780199747511","title":"Why Animals Matter: Animal Consciousness  Animal Welfare  and Human Well-being","description":"\u003cp\u003eRenowned authority Marian Stamp Dawkins new work presents an illuminating and urgent argument for the need to rethink animal welfare. In the vein of Temple Grandins work  Dawkins explains that this welfare must be made to work in practice to have any effect  and cannot be tinged by anthropomorphism and claims of animal consciousness  which lack firm empirical evidence and are often freighted with controversy and high emotions. Instead  animal-welfare efforts must focus on science and on fully appreciating the critical role animals play in human welfare. With growing concern over such issues as climate change and food shortages  how we treat those animals on which we depend for survival needs to be put squarely on the public agenda. Dawkins seeks to do this by offering a more complete understanding of how animals help us. In the end  it is human self-interest that will drive changes in our treatment of animals. Taking positions that might surprise and will certainly challenge animal lovers  Dawkins presents a persuasive argument for why animals truly matter.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45648024535093,"sku":"ByrdShop_0199747512","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780199747511.jpg?v=1781706989","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/why-animals-matter-animal-consciousness-animal-welfare-and-human-wellbeing-9780199747511","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}