Tierschutz als Agrarpolitik: Wie das deutsche Tierschutzgesetz der industriellen Tierhaltung den Weg bereitete

For a long time now, demands have been made on politicians to better protect farmed animals. At the same time, legislative minimum standards legitimate industrial animal farming methods and these standards are being developed with reference to expert opinions on animal protection. Philipp von Gall investigates the connection of both situations and explains - on the basis of philosophical works from writers such as Peter Goldie, Markus Wild and Cora Diamond - why the premises of the expert opinions which were decided upon some 40 years ago, should be renegotiated. He shows that only the appropriate consideration of animal subjectivity and human emotions in decision-making will enable socially acceptable compromises.