animal welfare Flashcards
what is welfare?
its state as regards to its attempts to cope with its environment
what does the environment include
- Physical conditions
- Social influences
- Predators
- Parasite/pathogens/disease
what happens when an animal has difficult conditions
• Individuals use various methods to try and counteract any adverse effects of those
conditions
• Physiological and behavioral
how do animals cope?
modify their behavior to return to a tolerable range
how can you measure animal’s welfare?
- Mortality rate
- Reproductive success
- Extent of adrenal activity
- Amount of abnormal behavior
- Severity of injury
- Degree of immune suppression
- Level of disease incidence
can welfare refer to the human care for the animal?
no
what do moral decisions depend on?
availability of evidence about welfare
define a need.
A deficiency in an animal which can be remedied by obtaining a particular resource or responding to a particular environmental or bodily stimulus
if an animal cannot satisfy a need what happens?
may lead to reduced fitness
need refers to a _________ of an animal
characteristic
what is freedom
carries the implication of moral obligation to the animal
what are the 5 freedoms
- Freedom from hunger and malnutrition
- Freedom from thermal or physical stress
- Freedom from disease or injury
- Freedom to express most normal behaviors
- Freedom from fear
why would we change the word freedom?
Prevent any misunderstanding that complete freedom from these experiences is actually possible
what do we change the word freedom to and why?
provisions
it is impossible to keep the 5 points at all times
what are the obligations and rights based on?
self-interest
what can attitudes range from?
- Animals can be used/treated in any way
* Would sooner cause injury/hardship to another person vs. animal
what is a vegetarian?
will not eat meat
what is a vegan?
- Will not use any animal product
- Human health concern?
- Concern for rights of animal?
can you consume meat and have great concern for animal welfare?
yes
define rights
implies obligation to the animal
a right is regarded as a characteristic of the animal rather than a description
of a _____ relationship with humans
moral
in a legal sense to animals have rights?
no
how are animal rights discussed?
- Usually in the sense of how humans treat other animals
* Rather than how 2 non-human species interact
what is easier to understand than “animal rights”?
human obligations
