3.4 Criteria

Question 1

State the 5 freedoms for animal welfare:

Answer 1

1. freedom from hunger and thirst
2. freedom from discomfort
3. freedom from pain, injury and disease
4. freedom from fear and distress
5. freedom to express normal behaviours

Question 2

Intensive farming is less ethical than free range farming due to what?

Answer 2

Poorer animal welfare

Question 3

Intensive farming may create conditions of poor welfare but is …

Answer 3

1. cost effective
2. generates higher profits due to lower costs

Question 4

Name the 4 behavioural indicators of poor animal welfare:

Answer 4

1. Stereotypy
2. Misdirected behaviour
3. Failure of reproductive behaviours
4. altered levels of activity

Question 5

What is meant by stereotypy?

Answer 5

Repetitive behaviour which serves no purpose

Question 6

What is meant by misdirected behaviour?

Answer 6

Abnormal fear or agrgession, chewing of inanimate objects, self-mutilation

Question 7

What are 2 examples of altered levels of activity?

Answer 7

1. Very low (apathy)
2. Very high (hysteria)

Question 8

What is a disadvantage to the producer of free range farming?

Answer 8

Requires more land and increased labour

Question 9

What is a disadvantage to the consumer of free range farming?

Answer 9

Products are sold at higher prices

Question 10

What is an advantage of free range farmed animals over intensely farmed animals?

Answer 10

They have a better quality of life