Download or read book Killing Happy Animals: Explorations in Utilitarian Ethics written by Tatjana Višak and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-08-23 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is it acceptable to kill an animal that has been granted a pleasant life? This book rigorously explores the moral basis of the ideal of animal-friendly animal husbandry and sheds new light on utilitarian moral theory by pointing out the assumptions and implications of two different versions of utilitarianism, with surprising conclusions.