In recent years, the issue of animal disease has seldom been out of the headlines. The emergence of BSE and the threat of food-bourne infections such as E-coli and salmonella have focussed public attention on the impact of animal disease upon human society. However, the problem of animal disease is far from new. This text explores the history and nature of our dependency upon other animals and the implications of this for human and animal health. Writing from an historical and sociological perspective, Joanna Swabe's work discussses such issues as: animal domestication; the consequences of...
In recent years, the issue of animal disease has seldom been out of the headlines. The emergence of BSE and the threat of food-bourne infections such ...
This book explores the history and nature of our dependency on other animals and the implications of this for human and animal health. Writing from an historical and sociological perspective, Joanna Swabe's work discusses such issues as: * animal domestication * the consequences of human exploitation of other animals, including links between human and animal disease * the rise of a veterinary regime, designed to protect humans and animals alike * implications of intensive farming practices, pet-keeping and recent biotechnological developments. This account spans a period of some ten thousand...
This book explores the history and nature of our dependency on other animals and the implications of this for human and animal health. Writing from an...
