| Title |
Ethology of the freed animal concept, paradigm and implementations to the moral status of non-human animals / |
| Authors |
Celentano, Marco ; Martinelli, Dario |
| DOI |
10.7358/rela-2022-01-cema |
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| Is Part of |
Relations: beyond anthropocentrism: Animal ethics, ethology, and food ethics / edited by Francesco Allegri.. Milano : Led Edizioni Universitarie. 2022, vol. 10, iss. 1, p. 27-45.. ISSN 2283-3196. eISSN 2280-9643 |
| Keywords [eng] |
animal abuse ; animal sanctuaries ; anthropization ; anthrozoology ; captivity ; epigenetic inheritance ; etho-ethnology ; moral status ; non-invasive observation ; semiotics |
| Abstract [eng] |
The essay focuses on the methodological and theoretical premises of an emerging research area with both ethological and (bio)ethical implications: the ethology of the freed animal (EFA). Unlike existing ethological fields, EFA does not focus on the observation of nonhuman (NH) animals in a natural condition of freedom, nor on situations of captivity. Rather, EFA consists of a comparative study of NH animals that are removed from a condition of captivity, from the status of “living tool” of human beings and from any form of exploitation - instead relocated in an environment fairly appropriate to their speciesspecific and individual characteristics. Ideal places for this study are animal sanctuaries and parks/reserves where a previously captive NH animal can be reintroduced in their natural habitat or, when this proves impossible, in a contest appropriate to their characteristics and needs. Even though EFA exists already, as a de facto practice of the personnel running sanctuaries and parks, the field still lacks a recognizable scholarly paradigm, and is not yet acknowledged at institutional/academic level, nor were its moral implications thoroughly discussed. Consequently, one important aim for such a field is the establishment of an active interaction between the two parties involved (researchers and sanctuaries/parks operators). |
| Published |
Milano : Led Edizioni Universitarie |
| Type |
Journal article |
| Language |
English |
| Publication date |
2022 |
| CC license |
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