Definition of suffering

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Feb 2017 English Publisher:WileyJournal:Veterinary Record, volume 180, pages 183-184 (issn: 0042-4900, eissn: 2042-7670,

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Authors: James, Yeates;

doi: 10.1136/vr.j824

pmid: 28213428

Definition of suffering

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Abstract

RECENT scholarship within this journal (Baumgaertner and others 2016) found evidence of disputes between experts concerning the definition of suffering. I thought it might be useful – and simple – to remind readers of the definition of suffering. As Morton (2016) points out, ‘suffering’ is defined in the Animal …

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Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
United Kingdom

Keywords

Animals, Pain, Stress, Psychological

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