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Animal ethics is interdisciplinary and includes a wide range of views on the moral value and treatment of nonhuman animals (animals), forming a continuum from animal welfarism to abolitionism (Thomas 2016). Moreover, the use of animals in business is widespread and the types of use diverse, such that ethical analyses and consideration of harms caused to animals and the humans who work with them bring together aspects of both animal ethics and business ethics. Positions on the use of animals in business practices vary according to the theoretical dispositions available via animal ethics, and the situation evolves as business practices involving animals evolve.
Animal Ethics and Perspectives
A Continuum of Views on Animal Ethics
Animal ethics theories provide rational bases of various kinds in favor of the moral consideration of animals and they can be placed on a continuum. On the one end of the continuum are animal...
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Thomas, N.E., Langridge, A.B.D. (2021). Animal Ethics and Business Ethics. In: Poff, D.C., Michalos, A.C. (eds) Encyclopedia of Business and Professional Ethics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-23514-1_1255-1
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