History Of Animal Welfare Flashcards
What did the first use of animals include
Food, work, fiber, and pursuit of knowledge
What did Galen the philosophy do
Dissect/work on animals when they were awake
What does the IAUC do
Protects animals for research and is needed at every college that has animals
Earliest recording of animals for study
384 BC
When was anesthesia discovered
1846
Who discovered vaccines and from what
Louis Pasteur discovered vaccine development (1800s) from cow pox
Who discovered vaccines and from what
Louis Pasteur discovered vaccine development (1800s)
What was the ASPCA the first of
It was the first animal society in the western hemisphere
When was the ASPCA discovered
1866, though it did not have legal support at first
The Cruelty to Animals Act was developed in the U.K. when
In 1876
What did the Cruelty to Animals Act focus on
Focused mainly on animals used in research
What did the Cruelty to Animals Act do/create
- Restrictions on animal experimentation
- World’s first legislation regulating animals used in research
- banned curare
- created penalties/fines when it’s broken
What is curare
It is a plant that knocks out animals
When was American Humane was developed
1877
What did the American Humane do
- Unified voice of multiple SPCAs throughout US
- Focused on farm animal welfare
- 3rd party auditors for certification (modern time we use outside auditors)
What happened in the US at 1958
US has it’s first legal animal protection: the Humane Slaughter Act
What did the Humane Slaughter Act do
Made it so all meat companies selling to the US had to stun the the animals (quickly and humanely for slaughter)
What animal doesn’t fall under the Humane Slaughter Act
Poultry
When was the 5 freedoms for animal welfare created
In 1965 in Britain
What is the bramble report
- Response to public discontent
- Considers animal psychological needs, quality of life
- Basis for modern animal welfare legislation
Short definition of the 5 freedoms
Basically what the animal needs
What are the 5 freedoms
- hunger & thirst
- discomfort
- injury, discourse, pain
- express normal behavior
- fear & distress
When was the US animal welfare act developed
1966
What did the US Animal Welfare Act focus on
Welfare of lab animals and issues of stolen pets being sold to labs
What took the US Animal Welfare Act so long (a century) to be created
Lot of politics and was tedious
What did the animal welfare act set
- Set minimum standards for limited species only for animal dealers
(Only for Cats, dogs, primates, rabbits) - Labs must be licensed with USDA and provide evidence against theft prevention
- Inspectors looked through facility door
What was the AWA created since its creation
- All warm blooded animals (not mice, rats, birds)
- Anesthetics/tranquilizers
- Dog fighting as a felony
- Licensing and regulation of animal transports
- Dogs/cats must be held in shelters for 5 days
What are the two different classes of animal dealers
- A; large scale
- B; dealers obtain animals from a ‘random source’ and sell them for profit
What is an animal dealer
Buying or selling any animal for research, teaching, testing, experimentation, exhibition, or pet (except retail pet stores)
Exemptions from licensing under AWA (not considered an animal dealer)
- Retail pet stores
- Less than 4 breeding animals (dogs, cats)
- Horses
- Less than X number of animals
