The value of animal life

The value of animal life: How should we balance quality against quantity?

By P. Sandøe & S. B. Christiansen (2007)
Animal Welfare. UFAW

Abstract

In many situations choices must be made that will have an impact on the welfare of companion animals. Often one of the options will be to euthanase the animal in question. The way in which one views this option will depend not only on ones assessment of the quality of the animals life (or the lives of other affected parties), but also on how one values an animal life as such.

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