This is a good book for those who are starting on animal welfare and want to go further in their studies. It brings together diverse approaches to the subject, from philosophy, through scientific assessment and implementation of practical solutions.

This book is more suited to those who already have some background in animal production and animal sciences. It is a bit difficult for absolute beginners but provides a very good reference book for people working with animals.

A book in Spanish for those who can´t understand English. All in color, hardback.

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This is a specialist book focusing mainly on assessment of welfare based on animal behaviour and focuses exclusively on farm animals. Good for vets and people working with farm animals.

This is a specialist book focusing mainly on assessment of welfare based on the physiology of stress. The reader must have a considerable knowledge of animal physiology before embarking on this publication.

This is a specialist book focusing mainly on management technologies and husbandry of farm animals. It is useful for those who want to specialise in farm animal welfare and it also gives a good insight into husbandry methods to those who do to have a background in animal sciences.

This is a specialist book focusing mainly on the improvement of the environment of captive animals, specially those kept in zoos and zoological parks.

This is a specialist book focusing mainly on the welfare and care of laboratory animals, kept for reserach purposes.

This is a specialist book focusing mainly on the welfare and care of laboratory animals with very useful guidelines relatively to husbandry, safety and handling.

This book discusses the science of animal behaviour, including humans. It is a good book for absolute beginners and provides a very good base that prepares the student for more demanding books about ethology.

This book introduces you to an evolutionary approach to the study of behaviour. You will learn why certain behaviours have evolved and what advantages they brought to the survival of the species.

This book builds on the previous one and it deals with the evolution of behaviour at a deeper level. Do not read this book without reading the introduction book first.

This book provides a useful insight about consciousness, do animals have it or not ? Can we use consciousness as a parameter to decide which animals can be used as food or experimental objects? What is consciousness after all? This book takes you through all these questions and is an eye opener to discussions about animal welfare

For Portuguese speakers, a book on maternal behaviour in mammals, specially farm animals. Introduces you to important concepts in ethology

For Portuguese speakers, a book providing information on the practical uses and aspects of the study of animal behaviour.

A very good introduction to philosophy for those new to the subject..

A very good introduction to the language of ethics for those without any background in philosophy. The various theories of ethics are very well explained in a simple and accessible language. This book should be the first one to be read before diving into more complex ethics issues.

This book introduces you to difficult concepts with a good sense humour featuring rich illustrations.

Ridley M (1997) The origins of virtue. Penguin Books

Matt Ridley addresses co-operation and conflict from genes to modern technological societies. A good book to understand the origins of social rules in animal and human societies.

No study of ethics is complete without a full understanding of the evolution of animal behaviour.

Rosalind Hursthouse (2000) Ethics, Humans and Other Animals. The Open University and Routledge Publishing

Dolins,FL (1999) Attitudes to Animals. Cambridge University Press

Shapiro,L (200) Applied Animal Ethics. Delmar. Thomson Learning

Palmer,J (2001)-Animal Law. A concise guide to the law relating to animals. Shaw's

Radford, M (2001)-Animal Welfare Law in Britain. Oxford University Press

Costa, A.P. (1998)-Dos Animais (O Direito e os Direitos). Coimbra Editora

Levai, L.F. (2004)-Direito dos Animais: o direito deles e o nosso direito sobre eles. Editora Mantiqueira

Sherwood, Klandorf, Yancey (2005)-Animal Physiology. From Genes to Organisms. Thomson Brooks/Cole. UK

Podberscek, Paul & Serpell Editors(2000) Companion Animals and Us. Cambridge University Press

Purves, Sadava, Orians, Heller (2004) Life the Science of Biology. Sinauer Freeman

Tobin & Dusheck (2005)Asking About Life. Thomson Brook/Skoole

Lewis, Gafin, Hoefnagels, Parjer (2004) Life. McGrawHill

Evolutionary psychology is a science that explains human behaviour based on evolution and biology. It helps us to understand how many of our behaviours which we take as being culturally influenced, are actually shared by other animals. This brings us closer to a better understanding and respect for animals. These concepts are important in the whole ethics discussion about the origins of consciouness and other characteristcs shared by humans and other species.

Dorit,Walker & Barnes (1991) Zoology. Harcourt College Publishers

Pre Slaughter Handling of Pigs By: Anne Algers et al.

CD-ROM: System requirements Windows 3.x/95/98/2000/NT

SLU
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Animal Welfare Online Certificate 2004-2005 By: Anabela Pinto et al.

CD with all the online course contents

Environmental Enrichment. Advancing animal care

VIDEO (35 min): This video is primarily aimed at all those responsible for the care of animals in captivity.

VIDEO (20 min):This video illustrates typical behaviours of polar bears and provides suggestions for reducing stereotypies.

VIDEO (15 min): Colonies of feral cats can be controlled without killing.This video describes how it can be done.

Stimulus Response

VIDEO (33 min): A teaching video on animal behaviour.