Animal Welfare- Refers to Well Being Of Animals Flashcards
Refers to well-being of animals
Animal welfare
Needs of animal welfare
Life sustaining
Health sustaining
Comfort sustaining
5 freedoms of animal welfare
- Freedom from hunger and thirst
- Freedom from discomfort
- Freedom from pain, injury or disease
- Freedom to express normal behavior
- Freedom from fear and distress
Importance of animal welfare
- Ethical Responsibility
- Social and Psychological Benefits
- Environmental Impact
- Economic Benefits
Ethical Responsibility
- Moral Consideration
- Human Treatment
Social and Psychological Benefits
- Human-Animal Bond
- Public expectations
Environmental Impact
- Ecosystem
- Biodiversity
Historical Perspective on Animal Welfare
- Culture
- Philosophy
- Scientific
- Legal Development
5 freedoms originated from the UK
1965
Sentience is more than local sensation
Sentience
is the capacity to have feelings and to experience suffering and pleasure.
Sentience
One or more bad feelings continuing for more than a short period.
• To suffer, an animal must be sentient.
Suffering
• Anthropomorphism is generally criticised. Anthropomorphism is generally seen as a bad thing by scientists
Anthropomorphism
People disagree about whether it is right for humans to kill animals
Welfare and death
3 areas to be considered when assessing animal welfare
- Physical Factor
- The animals mental state
- Aspect of naturalness