Filling the ark: animal welfare in disasters

177 Pages·2009·0.53 MB·English

by  Leslie Irvine

Filling the Ark
Animals and Ethics
In the series
Edited by Marc Bekoff
Also in the series
Marc Bekoff, Animals at Play
Filling the Ark
Animal Welfare in Disasters
Leslie Irvine
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY PRESS
Philadelphia
Leslie Irvine is Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Colorado at Boulder,
and the author of two previous books, including If You Tame Me: Understanding
Our Connection with Animals (Temple University Press).
Temple University Press
1601 North Broad Street
Philadelphia PA 19122
www.temple.edu/tempress
Copyright © 2009 by Temple University
All rights reserved
Published 2009
Printed in the United States of America
The paper used in this publication meets the requirements of the American
National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed
Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1992
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Irvine, Leslie.
Filling the ark : animal welfare in disasters / Leslie Irvine.
p. cm. — (Animals and ethics)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-59213-834-0 (cloth : alk. paper)
1. Animal welfare—United States. 2. Animal rescue—United States. 3. Disaster
relief—United States. 4. Hurricane Katrina, 2005. I. Title.
HV4708.I78 2009
179'.3—dc22
2008047845
2 4 6 8 9 7 5 3 1
Contents
Acknowledgments vii
Introduction 1
1 Companion Animals 19
2 Animals on Factory Farms 40
3 Birds and Marine Wildlife 61
4 Animals in Research Facilities 84
Conclusion: Noah’s Task 107
Notes 127
Bibliography 143
Index 161

Acknowledgments
A
lthough my name appears on the cover of this book, I could
not have written it without help from numerous people
and several institutions. Some of these people shared their
knowledge and experience of disasters, some covered my classes
while I visited hurricane-stricken regions, some traveled with me
to those regions, and others read all or parts of the book in early
stages. I would like to thank Jonathan Balcombe, Jenny Bennett,
Theo Capaldi, Bridgette Chesne, Susie Coston, Kevin Dennison, Ron
Desnoyers, Debra Parsons Drake, Lynelle Dupepe, Ali Hatch, Hal
Herzog, Keith Larson, Sean Angus MacKinnon, Sally Matluck, John
Pippin, Trish Ritterbusch, Brad Shear, and Kim Sturla. I thank the
Department of Sociology and the Natural Hazards Research Center
of the University of Colorado, the Humane Society of Boulder Val-
ley, and the Society of Animal Welfare Administrators. I also thank
Marc Bekoff, who championed this book throughout the process,
and Janet Francendese, of Temple University Press, who provided
valuable editorial guidance and support. Finally, the words thank
you cannot convey the deep appreciation and gratitude I owe my
husband, Marc Krulewitch.

Filling the Ark