Wild Horse Protection Policies: Environmental and Animal Ethics in Transition

Wild horse protection policies in the United States and the Netherlands reflect ethical claims and scientific arguments, often cast as opposing positions favoring the integrity of self-sustaining ecosystems versus the welfare of individual animals. Neither holistic eco-centric, nor individualistic b...

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Published inInternational journal of public administration Vol. 31; no. 3; pp. 277 - 286
Main Author Reed, Christine M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Taylor & Francis Group 01.02.2008
Marcel Dekker, Inc
Subjects
animal ethics
Animals
Comparative Analysis
Conservation
environmental ethics
Environmental policy
Ethics
Horses
Natural Resources
Netherlands
Public policy
Resource Management
Studies
Transitions
United States
United States of America
wild horse
Wildlife conservation
United States > US
Netherlands
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Summary:Wild horse protection policies in the United States and the Netherlands reflect ethical claims and scientific arguments, often cast as opposing positions favoring the integrity of self-sustaining ecosystems versus the welfare of individual animals. Neither holistic eco-centric, nor individualistic bio-centric ethical claims provide guidance to public sector practitioners who care for wild horses removed from U.S. public rangelands and living in holding facilities awaiting adoption; or who manage herds of de-domesticated horses in Dutch nature reserves. Wild horses are becoming increasingly dependent on transitional environments that are neither wild nor domestic. New ethical and scientific arguments are therefore needed to support revisions to existing policies.
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ISSN:0190-0692
1532-4265
DOI:10.1080/01900690701590454