Animal Rights, Abuse And Neglect Flashcards
3 types of abuse
Animal, child and domestic
Shared risk factor
Historical biological stress
Violence begets violence
One form of abuse may cause another
Multiple perpetrators
Family dysfunction, all abusive towards each other
Utilitarianism
Defines the value of animals in terms of their usefulness to humans in rural settings
2 current relationship views
Utilitarianism
Animal rights
3 forms of pet reliquishment
Relinquish
Surrender
Abandon
5 factors affecting relinquishment
Demographics
Source of pet- unintentional owner
Pet characteristic- younger and larger
Behavioral problems
Personal situation- moving, illness, divorce
3 ways to decrease relinquishment
Education
Plan ahead
Basic obedience
Diversity
All that is not the self
Positive animal relationships can impact development in what 3 ways?
Develop empathy
Improve human interaction
Greater appreciation for diversity
Peter Singer 1975
“Animal Liberation” foundation for animal rights movement, animals are sentient, utilitarianism
Tom Regan 1983
“the cause for animal rights” animals have active mental lives therefore they deserve rights
Care focused perspective
Argues that caring must occur before justice
Justice based theory
Acknowledge emotional and personal experiences, then use rationality and reason to justify them