Summary: This is the introduction for a full book in Chinese which explains many of the Western thoughts about animal welfare, animal rights to the Chinese.
Professor Cao, of Griffith University in Australia, has given us permission to republish the introduction to her book and has translated the introduction into English. The book is full introduction to the ideas of animal welfare and animal rights as developed in the West cultures for consideration in the Chinese culture. Book available at
http://www.lawpress.com.cn/scrp/bookdetail.cfm?iBookNo=33057&sYc=1-1 (in Chinese).