本碩士論文從動物保護的角度研究倫敦的兩本小說。美國作家倫敦（Jack London, 1876-1916）以其動物冒險小說為人所知，其中最著名的兩本小說《野性的呼喚》（The Call of the Wild）和《白牙》（White Fang）皆得到極高評價，其中《野性的呼喚》是倫敦的第一本暢銷書，乃當時二十世紀早期美國最受歡迎的小說之一，更被譽為「世界上讀得最多的美國小說」。在這兩本書中不時可見倫敦對於動物保護重視，但過去關於這兩本小說的主要研究多是以達爾文（Charles Darwin）的進化論（evolutionary theory）角度來分析，以動物保護為主題來做分析的論文卻少之又少。張惟晴的碩士論文是國內第一個用動物權利閱讀倫敦的研究，本論文則以動物福利的角度切入研究倫敦的兩本小說，並選用幾位動物福利學者的研究來加以闡述與分析。另一方面，本論文亦會探討和分析兩位動物角色和他們「狗生」中所遇到的每一位主人間的羈絆和關係。總體來說，本論文在於探討兩本小說中的主人翁是否受到符合動物福利準則的對待方式，以此，也強調倫敦藉由兩本小說來倡導動物福利的重要性。

This thesis attempts to explore Jack London’s novels from the perspective of animal protection. American journalist, novelist, and social activist, London is best known for his animal-adventure novels: The Call of the Wild (1903) and White Fang (1906). The reviews of these two works have been highly complimentary, particularly The Call of the Wild. This novel is London’s first bestseller; it’s also one of the most popular novels in early-twentieth century America. It was praised as “the most read novel in America.” London’s concerns about animal protection could be constantly found in these two novels. However, previous research on London’s novels mainly focuses on analyzing the works from the perspective of Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution. The number of theses themed with animal protection in London’s two novels is quite rare. Wei-Ching Chang (2012) was the first to study London’s two novels from the perspective of animal rights. Continuing the issue of animal protection, this thesis aims to read and analyze Jack London’s two novels by employing some scholars’ research of animal welfare. This thesis also discusses and analyzes the bonding and relationship between two animal protagonists and every master in their life. The aim of this thesis is to argue whether the two animal protagonists are treated properly by following the five principles of animal welfare. For this argument, it emphasizes that London intends to advocate the importance of animal welfare through the two novels.

論文審定書….........…......………………………………………………………………........i
Chinese Abstract …………………………………………………………………….……….ii
English Abstract ………….………………………………………………………….…....... iii
Introduction ............................................................................................................................1
Chapter One: Animal Welfare ……………………………………………………………... 9
Philosophers and Animal Welfare
The Principles and Research of Animal Welfare
Chapter Two: Animal Welfare and The Call of The Wild …….………………………… 26
Chapter Three: Animal Welfare and White Fang …………………………………….…… 51
Conclusion ……………………………………………………………………………..…. 70
Works Cited ………………………………………………………………………………... 74

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