Animal welfare issues in space settlement expeditions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9847849 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mattia Pozzebon (0000-0002-2883-175X, University of Trieste, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 163 |
| Pages | 103443 |
| Publication date | 2024-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Futures (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0016-3287 • E-ISSN: 1873-6378 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.futures.2024.103443 |
| OpenAlex | W4401160199 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 32 |
The ongoing debate on space bioethics has thus far focused primarily on issues pertaining to human beings. However, in the existing literature there is a shortage of articles raising the issue of whether animals can be used for space settlement expeditions. Consequently, the aim of this article is to present some initial considerations regarding the ethics of using animals for this particular purpose. Specifically, four potential reasons for involving animals have been put forth. These can be categorised as follows: (1) to use animals as a food resource; (2) to use animals for research purposes; (3) to use animals for company purposes; and (4) to provide new habitats for those animals whose ecosystems on Earth are endangered. Within the afore-mentioned space bioethics debate, the possibility of genetically enhancing human beings has been a topic of considerable discussion. For this reason, the article also addresses the ethical implications of genetically enhancing the animals used in space expeditions. A Welfarist approach has been adopted to determine which uses of animals are ethically permissible and which are not, with the understanding that any use that compromises the animal’s ability to lead a good life is unacceptable. Accordingly, mere survival is not ethically relevant
Animal welfare · Bioethics · Biology · Business · Economic shortage · Endangered species · Engineering ethics · Environmental ethics · Government (linguistics · Habitat · Payment · Political science · Resource (disambiguation · Settlement (finance · Sociology · Space (punctuation) · Welfare · Animal testing and alternatives · Computer Science · Ecology · Engineering · Law · Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations · Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life
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Animal Disenhancement for Animal Welfare
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Animal Disenhancement and the Non-Identity Problem
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |