ABSTRACT

Despite the progression of animal welfare within the tourism literature and the industry itself, a significant change in public behaviour remains to be seen. Anthropocentric views of animals as objects are still widespread. This paper proposes a new approach to engaging the public in ethical behaviours by meeting visitors where they are in terms of their values and priorities. Drawing on Susan Wolf’s work, we propose a realistic line of attack to ethics that offers an opportunity for researchers and advocates to think more critically about the many ways that people might relate to morality, particularly regarding animals encountered in travel. We suggest that this approach may serve to better the lives of the animals by appealing to tourists’ nuanced ethical stances regarding animals.

摘要

尽管旅游文献和行业本身在动物福利方面取得了进展，但公众行为的重大变化仍有待观察。将动物视为物体的人类中心主义观点仍然很普遍。本文提出了一种新方法，通过与访客会面，让他们了解自己的价值观和优先事项，从而让公众参与到道德行为中。借鉴 Susan Wolf 的工作，我们提出了一条现实的道德攻击线，为研究人员和倡导者提供了一个机会，可以更批判性地思考人们可能与道德相关的许多方式，特别是关于旅行中遇到的动物。我们认为，这种方法可以通过吸引游客对动物微妙的道德立场来改善动物的生活。