Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. The Need for Recognition of Practical Animal Welfare as a Profession -- 2. Animal Welfare: The Human Element -- 3. From Stakeholder Education to Engagement, Using Strategies from Social Science -- 4. It Takes a Village: Community Engagement for Sustainable Animal Welfare -- 5. Educating the Animal Welfare Practitioners of the Future -- 6. Moving an Industry: Protecting Farm Animals with Science-based Advocacy -- 7. Applying the Science of Animal Welfare to Build More Responsible Food Supply Chains: Reflections from a Corporate Sustainability Professional -- 8. Farm Animal Welfare in the Nigerian context -- 9. Protecting Animals in India: A Government Perspective through History to the Present Day -- 10. The Animals Powering the World: Promoting Working Animal Welfare in Resource-poor Contexts -- 11. Strengthening Existing Healthcare Systems for Sustainable Animal Welfare.

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This 183-paged book covers ways to improve welfare in situations where there is no large corporate buyer to enforce standards. Many of the chapters in the book cover working equids or village dogs. This requires a totally different approach compared to working with corporate supply managers. Many of the chapters describe successful work in low-income areas of countries such as Pakistan, Nigeria, India or Ethiopia. It has a total of 11 chapters and is essential reading for people who are working to improve animal welfare in the local animals in a low-income area or developing country. It will also be helpful for people working in zoos or animal shelters. It is aimed at readers who are working directly with the people who care for the animals.

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