a Multidisciplinary Consideration about Ex-Situ-Conservation, Surplus Animals and Euthanasia
Hildebrandt, Goetz
Perret, Kai
Eulenberger, Klaus
Junhold, Jörg
Luy, Jörg
A verdict of the district court of Magdeburg and its confirmation by the regional appeal court of Naumburg amount to a categorical ban on the euthanasia of surplus zoo animals,even if they are born in the scope of a conservation breeding programme. Based on a comprehensive consideration of ethical, legal and zoo-biological arguments and also taking the public acceptance into account, the authors arrive at the conclusion that in substantiated exceptions the killing without fright and pain – and the subsequent use as food – does not conflict with moral and legal norms.
However, such a solution should only be tolerated on condition of comprehensively species-appropriate husbandry, which by definition includes the possibility of propagation.
englisch, 16,8 x 23,8 cm,
200 pages, Paperback,
April 2017, Schüling Verlag
