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postgraduate thesis: Caring for others : an analysis of animal welfare and animal rights organizations in Hong Kong
Title | Caring for others : an analysis of animal welfare and animal rights organizations in Hong Kong |
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Issue Date | 2017 |
Publisher | The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) |
Citation | Cheung, S. E. [張淑婷], Chan, H. H. [陳巧瑩], Ho, P. [何寶珠], Wong, H. B. [黃瀚緯]. (2017). Caring for others : an analysis of animal welfare and animal rights organizations in Hong Kong. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. |
Abstract | Animal welfare has become a hot-button issue in recent years, and the predicament of animals in Hong Kong has become a focal point for public concern. This research will begin by exploiting a criminological conception of what it means for animals to be “victims,” with a focus on the moral status of animals and animal welfare policies in Hong Kong. Using insights obtained from 15 face-to-face interviews with members of local animal welfare organizations, we have indicated how animals in Hong Kong are being neglected, abused, or treated in ways that are often thought to be to their benefit from human’s perspectives, amid the different conceptions related to animal rights and animal welfare that determine their hierarchy and status. We have also traced the origins and development of animal welfare organizations in the city. To address the problems identified, we have come up with recommendations from three perspectives - legal, cultural, and institutional - with the belief that everyone of us can take a proactive step to improve animal welfare. We hope that our recommendations will strengthen collective efforts to maximize the protection of animals, and benefit to animal in our city.
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Degree | Master of Social Sciences |
Subject | Animal welfare - China - Hong Kong Animal rights - China - Hong Kong |
Dept/Program | Criminology |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/249853 |
DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Cheung, Shuk-ting, Emily | - |
dc.contributor.author | 張淑婷 | - |
dc.contributor.author | Chan, Hau-ying, Hollister | - |
dc.contributor.author | 陳巧瑩 | - |
dc.contributor.author | Ho, Po-chu | - |
dc.contributor.author | 何寶珠 | - |
dc.contributor.author | Wong, Hon-wai, Ben | - |
dc.contributor.author | 黃瀚緯 | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-12-19T09:27:31Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2017-12-19T09:27:31Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2017 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Cheung, S. E. [張淑婷], Chan, H. H. [陳巧瑩], Ho, P. [何寶珠], Wong, H. B. [黃瀚緯]. (2017). Caring for others : an analysis of animal welfare and animal rights organizations in Hong Kong. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/249853 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Animal welfare has become a hot-button issue in recent years, and the predicament of animals in Hong Kong has become a focal point for public concern. This research will begin by exploiting a criminological conception of what it means for animals to be “victims,” with a focus on the moral status of animals and animal welfare policies in Hong Kong. Using insights obtained from 15 face-to-face interviews with members of local animal welfare organizations, we have indicated how animals in Hong Kong are being neglected, abused, or treated in ways that are often thought to be to their benefit from human’s perspectives, amid the different conceptions related to animal rights and animal welfare that determine their hierarchy and status. We have also traced the origins and development of animal welfare organizations in the city. To address the problems identified, we have come up with recommendations from three perspectives - legal, cultural, and institutional - with the belief that everyone of us can take a proactive step to improve animal welfare. We hope that our recommendations will strengthen collective efforts to maximize the protection of animals, and benefit to animal in our city. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | HKU Theses Online (HKUTO) | - |
dc.rights | The author retains all proprietary rights, (such as patent rights) and the right to use in future works. | - |
dc.rights | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. | - |
dc.subject.lcsh | Animal welfare - China - Hong Kong | - |
dc.subject.lcsh | Animal rights - China - Hong Kong | - |
dc.title | Caring for others : an analysis of animal welfare and animal rights organizations in Hong Kong | - |
dc.type | PG_Thesis | - |
dc.description.thesisname | Master of Social Sciences | - |
dc.description.thesislevel | Master | - |
dc.description.thesisdiscipline | Criminology | - |
dc.description.nature | published_or_final_version | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.5353/th_991043959698703414 | - |
dc.date.hkucongregation | 2017 | - |
dc.identifier.mmsid | 991043959698703414 | - |