Animals, Disease and Human Society : Human-animal Relations and the Rise of Veterinary Medicine - Joanna Swabe

Animals, Disease and Human Society

Human-animal Relations and the Rise of Veterinary Medicine

By: Joanna Swabe

Hardcover | 1 October 1998 | Edition Number 1

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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 focused public attention on the impact of animal disease upon human society. However, the problem of animal disease is far from new. Animals, Disease and Human Society 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 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 years, and raises important questions about the increasing intensification of animal use for both animal and human health. All those interested in human-animal relationships or in public health issues will find Animals, Disease and Human Society a thought-provoking and rewarding work.

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