AWB midterm Flashcards
dr. william key
former slave, self taught vet
“be kind to animals”
effects of industrialization on animal welfare
production, efficiency, cheap inc
inc disease transmission and welfare issues
vaccination, abx
what act?
only federal legislation protecting farmed animals (except poultry) - animal must be completely sedated and insensitive to pain from slaughter
human methods of slaughter act (US)
ruth harrison and 1960 public concern led to
Brambell Report (UK)
Brambell 5 Freedoms
farm animal welfare advisory committee
Lab animal welfare act
5 freedoms
from hunger and thirst
from discomfort
from pain, injury and disease
to express normal behavior
from fear and distress
1st federal US law regarding animals used for research, breeding etc
defined minimum standards of care, ID req. for dogs/cats, dealers needed to be licensed, labs must be registered
laboratory animal welfare act - later renamed animal welfare act
three Rs
replacement
refinement
reduction
replacement
alternatives to animal use
refinement
minimize animals’ pain and distress by improving techniques
reduction
reduce # of animals used
peter singer
“speciesism”
bernie rollin
“telos”
began first veterinary ethics course at CSU
temple grandin
one of first scientists to disc. stress in handling animals; objective scoring systems to assess welfare during handling, slaughter
animal welfare act 2002 amendment
changed definition of “animal” to exclude birds, rats and mice bred for use in research
UK 5 animal welfare needs
for suitable environment
for suitable diet/nutrition
to be able to exhibit normal behavior patterns
to be housed with, or apart from, other animals
to be protected from pain, suffering, injury, disease
Ag-gag laws
makes illegal to take pics inside production animal facilities - only passes in a few states
2010 update to veterinarian oath
added responsibility for welfare and prevention of suffering
addresses the legal and moral standing of animals in society
animal rights
state of an animal at a certain time
quality of an animal’s life as experienced by the animal
how an animal is coping with its environment
animal welfare
3 circles of welfare
functioning (physical)
affective states (mental)
natural living
functioning/physical circle
physical factors that indicate health and physical fitness
affective/mental circle
absence of negative and presence of positive feelings
natural living circle
environment allows animals to perform certain highly motivated innate behaviors typical of their species
welfare inputs
management, environmental and risk factor resources available to animal
“resource based”
welfare outputs
outcomes related to the animal, how inputs affect the animal - disease, behavior, physiology
“animal based”
5 welfare domains
nutrition
environment
health
behavior
mental state
minimum measurable species specific management criteria at which animals are raised
welfare standard
a positive declaration intended to give confidence
assurance
a method of maintaining a certain level of quality or preventing defects to provide accurate confidence that an entity will fulfill requirements for quality
quality assurance
document that contains recommended info on how to perform different procedures, treatments, etc
guideline
the action or process of providing someone or something with an official document attesting to a status or level of achievement
certification
assessment conducted by a 2nd or 3rd party of how animals are managed in terms of the welfare guidelines and standards set using an organization’s audit took
assessment/certification program
a person or group affiliated with a company that is affected by the outcomes of the company actions
2nd party
a person or organization independent of consumer-supplier relationship; no conflict of interest
3rd party
a person or organization with an investment, interest, concern in business
stakeholder
official inspection of an animal production related facility, typically by an independent body
audit
the document of written standards that the inspector uses to perform an audit
audit tool
an audit performed by second and third parties; unbiased
external audit
an audit conducted by employees of the company being audited; conflicts of interest, bias
internal audit
largest initiative to use practical strategies to improve animal welfare by developing standardized methodology to assess animal welfare and translate assessments into easy understandable information; used animal based measures; philosophy: welfare is multidimensional and a characteristic of an individual animal; contains 12 criteria that fit into 4 of the welfare domains
welfare quality project
attributing human characteristics, traits, emotion, intentions to non-humans
anthropomorphism
using human needs as a starting point for considering what animals may need in order to have a good life or at least avoid suffering
critical anthropomorphism
the capacity to be affected positively or negatively and have experiences and feel, not just stimuli or reactions
the capacity to experience suffering and pleasure
implies a level of conscious awareness and consciousness of feelings
sentience
sentient animals officially recognized in gov policy decision making - incl. vertebrates, decapod crustaceans (lobsters, crabs, prawns) and cephalopods (octopi and squids)
animal welfare sentience act 2022 (UK)
attention to those species with whom we are familiar, different levels of consideration are sometimes given to different animals as a consequence of their species
speciesism
risk management strategy that states that if there is a perceived risk to a practice, in the absence of scientific proof and consensus of the risks, err on the side of caution - when there is a potential threat to an animal, precautionary measures should be taken to mitigate the threat even if the cause and effect relationships have not been fully established
precautionary principle
behavioral expression is affected by
of NT receptors
NT levels
quantity of NT receptors
enzymes activate or deactivate NT
messenger molecule that integrates physiological functions and behaviors, communicate through the body; continued release and longer acting
hormones
how quickly one processes motion or intermittent frames of light as separate images or continuous; much higher in cats than humans
flicker fusion
olfactory organ present in all species except humans, linked between hard palate and nasal cavity; pheromone reception to the hypothalamus
vomeronasal organ
genetically acquired, inherited behavioral responses to specific situations or stimuli
temperament
___ required for normal brain development and sense organs
novelty and varied sensory input
how do barren environments without variety affect development of nervous system
more reactive and excitable as adults
time in life of animal when small amount, or lack of, experience will have a large effect on later behavior
sensitive period
period to learn about environment, littermates, mother and humans; play
socialization period
combination of animal’s temperament, learning experiences and development; describes how an animal might react to general situations
personality
environment; all the meaningful aspects of an organism’s perceptual world; how the animal perceives, behaves and experiences the environment
umwelt
observations that are factual, not opinions or bias, not applying any meaning
objective observations
observations that are interpreted, could be biased
subjective observations
description/catalog of discrete objective recognizable behaviors of an animal
ethogram
proximate causes of behavior
immediate, moment of the behavior; the how
- mechanism and development
ultimate causes of behavior
deeper, ultimate purpose of the behavior, survival value; the why
- utility and evolution
what physiological, hormonal, neurological mechanisms cause the behavior to be performed
mechanism
- ex. air flow over the larynx causes barking; what part of the brain causes barking
how does behavior develop over the individual’s lifetime and/or change with age; in what way has it been influenced by experience and learning
development (ontology)
- ex. does the dog learn from other dogs to bark or is it an innate developmental behavior
why did this behavior increase survival; in which way does the behavior increase the animal’s fitness; why does the animal respond in this way instead of another way
utility
- ex. barking to communicate; defend territory
why did this behavior evolve in the species; why did natural selection modify the behavior over time; why did the ancestors have this behavior compared to other species
evolution
- ex. barking developed via domestication, likely selective, non-purposeful
___ can affect decision making, physiological and behavioral responses
emotion
includes all emotions or feelings experienced as pleasant or unpleasant; experienced consciously and which motivate animals to behave in particular ways; state of being
affective state
intense emotional state
arousal
emotional state and reaction of apprehension and fright due to the presence or proximity of a specific stimulus
fear
emotional anticipation of adverse event, danger, threat; may be displayed in the absence of an identifiable stimulus; the anticipation of something unpleasant that may or may not be real
anxiety