Chapter 16 - Welfare

Question 1

Animal Welfare

Answer 1

Represents the view that animals under human care should be maintained under conditions that do not pose unnecessary harm

Question 2

In animal welfare the animal should be

Answer 2

• healthy
• comfortable
• safe
• able to express innate behavior
• not suffering from unpleasant states

Question 3

Ethics

Answer 3

A system of moral values that provide the basis fo the determination of what a person believes is right or wrong

Question 4

Animal rights

Answer 4

The belief that animals have intrinsic rights to life and liberty, just as humans

Question 5

Approaches to animal welfare

Answer 5

• feelings
• animal choices
• nature of the species
• five freedoms
• biological - functioning based

Question 6

Feelings approach

Answer 6

Defines animal welfare in terms of emotions
- feelings are subjective and inferred
- tied to bodily responses
Aka affective states

Question 7

Animal choices approach

Answer 7

The animal is allowed to choose between certain aspects of its environment and the assumption is made that the animal will choose according to its best interests
- can be influenced by prior experiences

Question 8

Nature of the species

Answer 8

Approach states that animals should be raised in their natural environment in natural ways
Aka natural living

Question 9

Five Freedoms

Answer 9

Outlines the elements necessary for ideal welfare and defines the husbandry and resources required to promote this ideal state
- does not consider social behaviors

Question 10

What are the 5 freedoms

Answer 10

• freedom from hunger and thirst
• freedom from discomfort
• freedom from pain,injury or disease
• freedom to express normal behavior
• freedom from fear and distress

Question 11

Biological functioning

Answer 11

Aims to define the biological costs associated with the environment
Performance - growth rate, age, productivity
Immunity - health status, disease prevalence, resiliency