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Wetboek Dierenwelzijn en dierenhouderij 2020 KU Leuven
Dit wetboek bevat de relevante wetgeving voor huisdieren, wilde dieren en dierentuindieren, en besteedt aandacht aan de diverse vormen van gebruik van dieren en aan de wetteksten die verband houden met hun welzijn.
The Ethic of Care can be translated from human nursing to veterinary nursing KU Leuven
Veterinary ethics is currently focussed on the role and responsibility of the veterinary (profession). This stands in contrast with the importance of the veterinary nurse with regard to the welfare of the animals. In some countries there are Codes of Professional Conduct in place, books and articles on the subject have appeared. These usually start from (or are concerned with) a combination of legal, ethical, and professional issues for vet ...
Wetboek Dierenwelzijn en Dierenhouderij KU Leuven
Personalism as a ground for moderate anthropocentrism KU Leuven
One of the main characteristics of personalism is an emphasis on the exceptional position of humans in relation to animals and the environment. However, one could also argue that the personalist view of humans as connected entities should not only be interpreted as connectedness to other humans. More than ever, there are good reasons to also consider the bonds between humans and animals, and even the environment. This line of reasoning gives us ...
On the ethics and sustainability of intensive veal production KU Leuven
In this paper we analyse the intensive veal production system as currently found in the Dutch-Belgian border region using the common sustainability framework. In the social acceptability pillar we will include animal welfare and other ethical aspects that may relate to the production system as it is currently deployed. One of the major arguments in favour of veal production as it is currently known, is the assertion that it is a way to prevent ...
Antropocentrische sterke duurzaamheid KU Leuven
Wanneer het personalistische mensbeeld de nadruk legt op verbondenheid, dan gaat het niet alleen over verbondenheid met de medemens, maar ook over de verbondenheid met onze leefwereld. Vandaag dwingen de omstandigheden ons meer dan ooit om de betekenis van die laatste verbondenheid uit te diepen. Stef Aerts legt uit hoe het personalisme een unieke mogelijkheid biedt om het milieu naar waarde te schaten zonder de focus op de mens op te geven. ...
A philosophical and technical critique of zooanthropology as a moral and practical paradigm KU Leuven
An addition to the existing schools of thought in the ethological and cognitive science communities is the zooanthropological approach. While grounded in these sciences, this view on the human-animal relation is taken further and strong moral objections to any type of animal training are formulated, but arguments for these objections are still underdeveloped in our view. In this paper we critically assess the zooanthropological paradigm, while ...