کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
2472838 1555880 2013 47 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Flugunfähigmachen von Vögeln – Für und Wider
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری علوم کشاورزی و بیولوژیک علوم دامی و جانورشناسی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Flugunfähigmachen von Vögeln – Für und Wider
چکیده انگلیسی

The techniques and biological functions of avian flight are briefly presented. The reasons for rendering zoo birds flightless are explained taking into account the tasks and obligations of modern zoos, and the various deflighting procedures are described. The legal situation regarding deflighting as it currently exists in Germany and other countries is clarified. It is discussed in detail under which circumstances it would be justifiable to render a bird flightless, to what extent keeping the birds in aviaries would be an alternative and whether reversible or irreversible methods should be preferred. A legal opinion has been sought which came to the conclusion that even under the restrictive Animal Welfare Law of Germany interventions to render a bird flightless were admissible if based on veterinary indication on a case-by-case basis. Such indication may be justified by the anticipation that a bird may be injured or die from an accident in future if not deflighted. Contrary to the views of some legal experts commenting on the German Animal Welfare Law the authors consider feather clipping not to be an intervention prohibited under the law. In the interest of the good functioning of european and international breeding programmes the authors suggest that the German legislation should be modified with a view of containing a general derogation for rendering flightless at least certain species of zoo birds.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Der Zoologische Garten - Volume 82, Issues 5–6, 2013, Pages 293–339
نویسندگان
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