Citation

Author Website

http://www.terramarresearch.org/index.html

Commentary Type

Invited Commentary

Thread

Donald M. Broom, Considering animals’ feelings: Précis of Sentience and animal welfare (Broom 2014)

Abstract

Broom’s Sentience and Animal Welfare (2014) provides its readers with an excellent overview of the evolving role of sentience in our understanding animal welfare as well as insights into why sentience matters for practice and policy.

Author Biography

Debra Durham debra.durham@gmail.com is an ethologist who specializes in how animals respond to change and stress. She has studied animals both in their natural habitats and in captivity. Her research interests include psychology, resilience and behavioral plasticity. Much of her current work focuses on how applied research can be used to strengthen animal conservation and sanctuary care in practice. http://www.terramarresearch.org

DOI

10.51291/2377-7478.1003