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<p>Foreword ix</p> <p>Preface xi</p> <p><b>1 Introduction 1</b></p> <p>1.1 What Is Suffering? 1</p> <p>1.2 Why Worry about Animal Suffering? 1</p> <p>1.3 When Can We Stop Worrying about Animal Suffering? 1</p> <p>1.4 Recognising Suffering in Animals 7</p> <p>1.5 Can Animals Go Mad? 8</p> <p>1.6 What Constitutes Animal Suffering? 9</p> <p>1.7 Conclusions 10</p> <p><b>2 Stress 12</b></p> <p>2.1 Stress Physiology 12</p> <p>2.2 Stress-related Disorders 17</p> <p>2.3 Restraint Stress 19</p> <p>2.4 Stress-induced Analgesia 21</p> <p>2.5 Stress-induced Seizures and Fits 21</p> <p><b>3 Anxiety and Fear 22</b></p> <p>3.1 Introduction 22</p> <p>3.2 Anxiety 23</p> <p>3.3 Experimental Models 25</p> <p>3.4 Fear 26</p> <p>3.5 Fright 28</p> <p>3.6 Phobias 28</p> <p>3.7 Panic 29</p> <p>3.8 The Role of the Amygdala 30</p> <p>3.9 Losing One’s Mother 31</p> <p><b>4 Emotional Numbness and Deprivation 32</b></p> <p>4.1 Anhedonia 32</p> <p>4.2 Depression 33</p> <p>4.3 Social isolation in the Newborn 34</p> <p>4.4 Sensory Deprivation in Early Life 35</p> <p>4.5 Sensory Deprivation in Later Life 36</p> <p>4.6 Social Isolation and Barren Environments 36</p> <p>4.7 Stereotypies and Neurotic Behaviours 37</p> <p>4.8 Learned Helplessness 40</p> <p>4.9 Post-traumatic Stress Disorder 40</p> <p>4.10 Sleep Disorders 42</p> <p>4.11 Weaning 44</p> <p>4.12 Physiology of Emotions 45</p> <p><b>5 Aggression, Overcrowding and Discomfort 46</b></p> <p>5.1 Aggression 46</p> <p>5.2 Overcrowding and Confinement 51</p> <p>5.3 Discomfort 54</p> <p><b>6 Exercise 56</b></p> <p>6.1 Overexertion 56</p> <p>6.2 Endurance Riding 57</p> <p>6.3 Horse-racing Injuries 58</p> <p>6.4 Greyhound Racing Injuries 61</p> <p>6.5 Migration 63</p> <p><b>7 Cold 64</b></p> <p>7.1 Cold Discomfort and Pain 64</p> <p>7.2 Skin Freezing and Chilblains 65</p> <p>7.3 Hypothermia 66</p> <p>7.4 Sensitivity to Cold 67</p> <p>7.5 Hypothermia and Cold Survival 67</p> <p>7.6 Cold in Combination with Starvation 69</p> <p>7.7 Cold-induced Analgesia 70</p> <p><b>8 Heat and Burns 72</b></p> <p>8.1 Heat Stress 72</p> <p>8.2 Heat Intolerance 73</p> <p>8.3 Some Species Differences 74</p> <p>8.4 Pain 75</p> <p>8.5 Burns and Scalds 76</p> <p><b>9 Thirst and Hunger 83</b></p> <p>9.1 Thirst and Dehydration 83</p> <p>9.2 Overhydration 86</p> <p>9.3 Osmotic Stress 86</p> <p>9.4 Hunger 87</p> <p>9.5 Underfeeding 88</p> <p>9.6 Emaciation 89</p> <p>9.7 Inappropriate Diets 91</p> <p>9.8 Forced Moulting 92</p> <p>9.9 Force-feeding and Overeating 92</p> <p><b>10 Pain 94</b></p> <p>10.1 The Value of Pain 94</p> <p>10.2 Pain Associated with Trauma 95</p> <p>10.3 Ways in Which Animals Express Pain 99</p> <p>10.4 Pain Pathways and Consciousness 102</p> <p>10.5 Cortical Regions 106</p> <p>10.6 Applied Neurology of Pain 107</p> <p>10.7 Pain in a Given Context 119</p> <p><b>11 Trauma 131</b></p> <p>11.1 Injuries in Selected Body Regions and Tissues 131</p> <p>11.2 Some Common Causes of Injury 133</p> <p>11.3 Intended or Avoidable Causes of Trauma 142</p> <p>11.4 Types of Injury 172</p> <p><b>12 Sickness and Disease 183</b></p> <p>12.1 Is Suffering an Inevitable Consequence of Being Ill? 183</p> <p>12.2 Do the Behaviours Expressed During Sickness Serve a Purpose? 185</p> <p>12.3 Cytokines and Sickness Behaviours 186</p> <p>12.4 Cancer 187</p> <p>12.5 Stress and Immune Function 188</p> <p>12.6 Corticosteroid Therapy 191</p> <p>12.7 Anaemia 191</p> <p>12.8 Hazards of Improving Disease Control 191</p> <p>12.9 Diseases Used for Controlling Pests 192</p> <p><b>13 Digestive System 193</b></p> <p>13.1 Nausea 193</p> <p>13.2 Vomiting and Retching 193</p> <p>13.3 Gut Pain 195</p> <p>13.4 Diarrhoea 197</p> <p>13.5 Gut Injuries 198</p> <p>13.6 Stress and the Gut 198</p> <p>13.7 Gastrointestinal Ulcers 199</p> <p><b>14 Poisoning 201</b></p> <p>14.1 Wartime Poisons 201</p> <p>14.2 Environmental Toxicants 202</p> <p>14.3 Vertebrate Pesticides 203</p> <p><b>15 Respiratory System 207</b></p> <p>15.1 Asphyxia 208</p> <p>15.2 Breathlessness 209</p> <p>15.3 Carbon Dioxide Inhalation 211</p> <p>15.4 Drowning 212</p> <p>15.5 Pulmonary Oedema 214</p> <p>15.6 Hypoxia 215</p> <p>15.7 Altitude Sickness 217</p> <p>15.8 Decompression 218</p> <p>15.9 Collapse of the Lung and Pneumothorax 219</p> <p>15.10 Asthma and Allergies 219</p> <p>15.11 Ammonia 220</p> <p>15.12 Signs of Respiratory Distress 220</p> <p>15.13 Agonal Gasping 222</p> <p><b>16 Dying 223</b></p> <p>16.1 Euthanasia 224</p> <p>16.2 Decapitation 226</p> <p>16.3 Religious Slaughter 227</p> <p>16.4 Death from Brain Injury 227</p> <p>16.5 Recognising Insensibility and Brain Death 229</p> <p>References 232</p> <p>Abbreviations 258</p> <p>Index 260</p>

"The purpose is to bring together knowledge from a variety of scientific fields that should help people arrive at an informed judgment about animal suffering and to recognize when it is present in a given situation in a given animal species. The book does not present moral views but instead attempts to help readers in their thinking rather than telling them what to think. Such an objective is indeed a worthy one for all of us who have animal contact or care about the animal kingdom. This book meets its objectives extremely well, especially its goal of providing an objective reference for recognizing and understanding animal suffering rather than solely relying on subjective criteria." (Mark  S.  Kuhlenschmidt, BS, MS, PhD, , @Doody's Review Service)

<b>Professor Neville Gregory</b> is based at the Royal Veterinary College, Hawkshead, London.

Suffering is a state of mind that is difficult to measure and analyse in human beings and considerably more so in animals. It is related to the environment in which we live and our physical and mental states. Understanding the physiology of suffering in animals is crucial in assessing animal welfare.<br /> <p>Written by an expert in applied welfare aspects of physiology, this book is the first to address the physiological aspects of suffering in animals. It explores the different causes of suffering – physical discomfort, thirst and hunger – the responses in the body that lead to suffering and it offers insight into how suffering can be managed.<br /> </p> <p><br /> </p> <ul> <li style="list-style: none"><br /> </li> <li>The second book in a major new animal welfare series<br /> </li> <li>Draws together information that is scattered across the literature<br /> </li> <li>Written for the specialist and non-specialist<br /> </li> <li>Includes colour plate section</li> </ul>

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