Exploring the boundaries of a new moral order for tourism's global code of ethics
An Opinion Piece on the Position of Animals in the Tourism Industry
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8115656 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David A Fennell (0000-0002-7256-1152, Brock University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 983-996 |
| Publication date | 2014-06-23 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Sustainable Tourism (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0966-9582 • E-ISSN: 1747-7646 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09669582.2014.918137 |
| OpenAlex | W1982762472 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 31 |
| References cited | 44 |
This opinion piece reviews the claim by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) that its Global Code of Ethics “is an important frame of reference for the responsible...development of world tourism”. Most of the prescriptions contained within the Code's 10 Articles and accompanying sections focus on human rights, freedoms and benefits and much less on specific aspects of the environment. The Code's overriding anthropocentric tone denies any chance for it to be a truly responsible creed. Being responsible should mean taking care of human needs, and the needs of the millions of animals used in the tourism industry for human enjoyment and benefit. The code fails to be truly responsible: the “frame of reference” is not inclusive or protective of the welfare of those beings who, by their involvement as workers, entertainers and competitors, are an important part of the tourism industry's operations whether acknowledged or not. Animal ethics is an area of scholarship that is virtually terra incognita in tourism studies. The paper recommends that the UNWTO reconvene to amend the Code. Good practice is illustrated, and a draft Article 11 for a revised UNWTO Code is provided. Respect and animal welfare is advocated, but not the more extreme position of animal rights
Anthropocentrism · Business · Environmental ethics · Ethical code · Fundamental human needs · Political science · Position (finance · Scholarship · Sociology · Tourism · Environmental Education and Sustainability · Geographies of human-animal interactions · Psychology · Religion, Ecology, and Ethics · Law · Social Psychology
Sustainable wildlife tourism in sanctuaries in Costa Rica
Husky Kennels as Animal Welfare Activists
Unethical use of wildlife in tourism
The development of sustainable tourism in the Baikal Natural Reserve through application of the norms of international “soft” law
Mapping the role of animal welfare in tourism
Animal health warning labels in nature-based, ecotourism & wildlife tourism
Tourism, animals and the scales of justice
An animal welfare syllabus for wildlife tourism
Visitors’ perspectives of ethical behaviour at the iSimangaliso Wetland Park in South Africa
Learning to face global food challenges through tourism experiences
Who Let the Dog and Cat Out? The Emergence of Stray Animal Care Non-Governmental Organisations in Brunei Darussalam
Advancing critico-relational inquiry
A review of research into animal ethics in tourism
Presenting the donkey at the seaside
Dolphins
Making kin and making sense of human-animal relations in tourism
Animal-informed consent
Sustainability ethics in tourism
Kinmaking
Morality on holiday
Justice and vulnerability in the face of global crises
An animal welfare literacy framework for tourism
Tourism & animal suffering
Leveraging Evolutionary Psychology for Tourism Research
Ecological restoration and visitor experiences
Situating the wildlife spectacle
Wildlife Equity Theory for Multispecies Tourism Justice
Sustainability in wildlife tourism
Emotional intelligence & ethical decision making in hunting tourism
The Dolphins
Investigating the Formation of Ethical Animal-Related Tourism Behaviors
Man's responsibility for nature
Tourism Ethics
The Animals Issue
The Historical Roots of Our Ecologic Crisis
Why Human Beings May Use Animals
Contested moralities
Who is on the Gorilla’s Payroll? Claims on Tourist Revenue From a Ugandan National Park
Animals, values and tourism — structural shifts in UK dolphin tourism provision
Equity, management, power sharing and sustainability—issues of the ‘new tourism’
Responsible and responsive tourism planning in the community
To bee or not to bee
Responsible Tourism
Tourism and Animal Welfare
Ecotourism, Animals and Ecocentrism
Tourism, Animals and Utilitarianism
In Defense of Biocentrism
Sustainable tourism as an adaptive paradigm
In need of new environmental ethics for tourism
Towards an ethics platform for tourism
Finding a Way Forward
Contested Moralities
Buddhist Compassion” and “Animal Abuse” in Thailand’s Tiger Temple
Tourism and Animal Ethics
Tourism and animal ethics
Animal Liberation or Animal Rights
Tourism and Animal Rights
Speciesism, Anthropocentrism, and Non-Western Cultures
The Animal That Therefore I Am (More to Follow)
| Unique citing works | 31 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,82 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2026 (12) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 30 |