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鈥淧eter J. Li鈥檚 pathbreaking new book, Animal Welfare in China, is timely and valuable.鈥� ANTHROZO脰S

The plight of animals in China has attracted intense interest in recent times. Speculation about the origins of COVID-19 has sparked curiosity about how animals are treated, traded and consumed in China today.

In Animal Welfare in China, Peter Li explores the key animal welfare challenges facing China now, including animal agriculture, bear farming, and the trade and consumption of exotic wildlife, dog meat, and other controversial products. He considers how Chinese policymakers have approached these issues and speaks with activists from China鈥檚 growing animal rights movement.

Li also offers an overview of the history of animal welfare in China, from ancient times through the enormous changes of the 20th and 21st centuries. Some practices that are today described as 鈥渢raditional鈥�, he argues, are in fact quite recent developments, reflecting the contemporary pursuit of economic growth rather than long-standing cultural traditions.

Based on years of fieldwork and analysis, Animal Welfare in China makes a compelling case for a more nuanced and evidence-based approach to these complex issues.

Praise for Animal Welfare in China

鈥楶eter Li has authored a thorough and thoughtful review of the historical and cultural factors that have shaped China鈥檚 attitudes toward nonhuman animals. He further demonstrates how modern economic pressures and government policies have dramatically shifted that country鈥檚 priorities to the detriment of wildlife, farmed animals, and many others used for human means. This book is a vital read for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of the causes and potential solutions to 鈥渢he welfare challenges currently affecting the world鈥檚 largest population of nonhuman animals鈥�.鈥�

鈥� Chris Green, Executive Director, Harvard Animal Law & Policy Program

Dr. Li received his bachelor of arts degrees in English and foreign service in China. He graduated from Syracuse University with a Master's degree in International Relations. In 2000, he completed his doctoral study at Northern Arizona University with a Ph.D. degree in Comparative Politics. Since 2002, Dr. Li has been teaching at the University of Houston-Downtown. His areas of specialty include China's domestic and foreign policies, China's environmental & wildlife policy, political and social transformation under conditions of economic modernization. He also consults international animal welfare organizations.

Introduction: Animals in contemporary China
1: Animal cruelty in contemporary China: is culture to blame?
2: Human-animal relations in Chinese history
3: China's "civil war" over dogs
4: Wildlife as a resource: the controversy of bear farming
5: Animal agriculture
6: Protection or utilisation: revising the Wildlife Protection Law
7: China's animal protection NGOs
Conclusion
References
Index

鈥淧eter J. Li is the world鈥檚 leading expert on animal welfare in China, regarded internationally as the 鈥済o-to鈥� person by international animal welfare and media organizations. ... The book鈥檚 appeal is enhanced by its engaging writing, which is fun to read鈥� I highly recommend Animal Welfare in China to everyone.鈥� 础苍迟丑谤辞锄辞枚蝉
Gareth Davey   础苍迟丑谤辞锄辞枚蝉

'Based on decades of firsthand experience and interviews, [the book] seeks to provide an insight into the history of animal welfare in China 鈥� full of rich analysis and logical conclusions that counter the narrative that Chinese culture is the reason or even excuse for acts of animal cruelty.'
Kelsey Granger   The China Journal

鈥淸The book is] recommended reading for anyone interested in anthrozoology in the context of Chinese society and Chinese history more broadly, and could be considered essential background reading for operational advocates, academic researchers, and international agriculture policy-makers working in the region.鈥�
Michelle Sinclair   Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

'It is an absorbing, well referenced and easy-to-read book which gives a thorough account of animal welfare in China and will be a 鈥榤ust have鈥� textbook for scholars, animal protectionists and those interested in social welfare.'
Pei Su   Wellbeing International

'Peter is the go-to man for explaining what has happened and is currently happening in the arena of animal welfare in this highly diverse country ... Animal Welfare in China is a comprehensive review of the history of the ways in which nonhuman animals have been treated through the ages and what is currently happening in this highly diverse country. It also debunks misleading simplistic myths about what is happening in China. There are very few people who could write such a unique, timely, authoritative, well-referenced 鈥� the bibliography is an encyclopedic goldmine of information 鈥� and on-the-ground perspective of a wide range of topics including animal agriculture, bear farming, zoos, and the trade and consumption of exotic wildlife, dog meat, and other products.'
Marc Bekoff   Psychology Today

Format: paperback
Size: 210 脳 148 脳 15 mm
378 pages
ISBN: 9781743324707
Publication: 01 Mar 2021
Series: Animal Politics