1 - Introduction to Animal Welfare

Question 1

Briefly explain the relationship of Critical Anthropomorphism

Answer 1

We can utilize the needs of humans as a starting point to understand what animals need in able to live a good life and free from suffering.

Question 2

This overlaps with the physical factors, but includes their preferences and feelings.

Answer 2

Mental State

Question 3

It concerns an animal’s species-typical behaviours and its environment.

Answer 3

Aspects of Naturalness

Question 4

“In principle, we disapprove of a degree of confinement of an animal which necessarily frustrates most of the major activities which make up its natural behaviour”

Answer 4

Natural Behavior

Question 5

Where does the need to show a behavior originates?

Answer 5

Brain

Question 6

What is the French name of World Organization for Animal Health?

Answer 6

OIE (Office International des Epizooties)

Question 7

means how an animal is coping with the conditions in which it lives

Answer 7

Animal Welfare

Question 8

Briefly explain why animal welfare is a mandated science.

Answer 8

The public has concerns and demands some answers in regards with how animals are kept. It is a public concern and not by mere curiosity thus making it a mandated science

Question 9

When you graduate as a vet, what are the requirements set by OIE on animal welfare as a Day 1 competency?

Answer 9

1. explain animal welfare and the related responsibilities of owners, handlers, veterinarians and others responsible for the care of animals
2. identify animal welfare problems and participate in corrective actions
3. Know where to find up-to-date and reliable information regarding local, national and international animal welfare regulations/standards

Question 10

more than local sensation

Answer 10

sentience

Question 11

capacity to have feelings and to experience suffering and pleasure

Answer 11

sentience

Question 12

One or more bad feelings continuing for more than a short period

Answer 12

suffering

Question 13

Utilizing human needs as a starting point for considering what animals may need in order to have a good life or, at least, to avoid suffering

Answer 13

critical anthropomorphism

Question 14

Which sentient animals are vets concerned about?

Answer 14

1. how those animals are cared for
2. how they are used
3. how they are handled and housed during transport and at sales
4. how those animals are killed so that they do not suffer during the lead-up to their death and during the killing process

Question 15

Examples of animal’s species-typical behaviours

Answer 15

1. hens dust-bathing
2. pigs rooting
3. horses pair-bonding to groom
4. polar bears walking for many kilometres as part of their hunting behaviour

Question 16

means how an animal is coping with the conditions in which it lives

Answer 16

animal welfare

Question 17

Good animal welfare requires

Answer 17

1. disease prevention and veterinary treatment
2. appropriate shelter
3. management
4. nutrition
5. humane handling and humane slaughter/killing

Question 18

not cause injury to any living being

Answer 18

ahimsa

Question 19

This belief includes animal suffering because one-ness with all beings, the suffering of animals is a source of distress in humans.

Answer 19

Confucianism

Question 20

animals aren’t rational, therefore we don’t need to worry about whether we are treating them fairly

Answer 20

stoic

Question 21

animals may not be rational, but we should still be kind to them

Answer 21

Plutarch

Question 22

we are similar to animals so we shouldn’t eat them

Answer 22

pythagoras and others

Question 23

animals deserve moral consideration because they can feel distress

Answer 23

porphyry

Question 24

organization supported by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE).

Answer 24

One health initiative

Question 25

World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) recommends that animal welfare is a required Day 1 competency for all veterinary graduates

Answer 25

1. explain animal welfare and the related responsibilities of owners, handlers, veterinarians
   and others responsible for the care of animals
2. identify animal welfare problems and participate in corrective actions
3. know where to find up-to-date and reliable information regarding local, national and international animal welfare regulations/standards in order to describe humane
   methods