Ethics Of Animal Use In Society

Question 1

Use of animals

Answer 1

Consumption
Entertainment
Research and education

Question 2

Vivisection (scientist)

Answer 2

Horrible
Used animals in all sorts of experiments just because of curiosity

Question 3

Cruelty to animals act 1876

Answer 3

First legislation to protect animals and control research in the world

Question 4

Current law - A(SP)A 1986

Answer 4

Highly refined control of animal experiments
Defines protect animal
Three stage licensing: person project place
Associated with NVS and care officers
Liable to freedom of information

Question 5

Classifications of animals

Answer 5

Domestic
Wild
Farm
Research
Sporting

Question 6

The ways in which society use animals

Answer 6

Therapeutic
Culinary
Recreational

Question 7

What is a production animal

Answer 7

Less significant status
More utilitarian/outcome based approach

Question 8

Wildlife

Answer 8

Emotional investment
Rarely without financial investment
Combination of utilitarianism, care and rights ethics

Question 9

Human moral concern to animal dependent on

Answer 9

The species
The usefulness or harmfulness of that being to a human

Question 10

Social zoological scale (szs)

Answer 10

Vermin rats killed with anticoagulant, pet rats are anaesthetised
Working dogs have tails docked, normal dogs can’t
Exotic species may be harmed in wild (as its free roaming) will be protected if living in someone’s property