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Thus far, the book has concentrated on the descriptive aspect of nonhuman suffering. However, what are the prescriptive, normative ramifications of such suffering? More particularly, when and why did Western culture begin to care about animal suffering?
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Aaltola, E. (2012). History of Caring. In: Animal Suffering: Philosophy and Culture. The Palgrave Macmillan Animal Ethics Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137271822_4
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