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Should Large Animals be Rescued?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 July 2023

Jane Duran
Jane Duran*
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Formerly Gevirtz Graduate School of Education, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
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*Corresponding author. Email: jduran@education.ucsb.edu
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Abstract

Several lines of argument are presented to support the notion that hooved animal rescue is justified, however expensive and controversial. The work of Singer and McNamee is discussed. The article concludes that various breeds have distinct arguments in their favour when it comes to rescue.

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animalshorsesethicsSingerMcNamee

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Research Article
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Think , Volume 22 , Issue 64 , Summer 2023 , pp. 45 - 52
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Royal Institute of Philosophy

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