Intro To, Farm, Equine, Small Animal Welfare Flashcards
What are the 5 freedoms?
Freedom from hunger/thirst, discomfort, fear, pain/injury/disease, freedom to express normal behaviour
What are some organisations for equine welfare?
RSPCA
Blue Cross
Donkey Sanctuary
Horse Trust
What are some stereotypies seen in horses?
Box walking/weaving
Crib biting
Windsucking
Oral locomotory
What are some of the issues associated with horses? (Entertainment, competition, gambling, pleasure, work)
Abandonment Obesity Teeth Colic Husbandry Racing issues Transport and passports Slaughter
What are some of the issues with farm welfare?
Neglect, cruelty, intensification, genetics, economy/brexit, drug resistance
What are some of the issues with intensification?
High metabolic demand, high disease, stress, less attention, cheaper, sk. Muscle grows too fast
What are some welfare issues associated with pigs?
Farrowing crates and sow stalls
Tail docking
Teeth clipping
Tail biting
What are the issues associated with poultry welfare?
50% battery - wire floor, disease, feather pecking, brittle bones
Free range - predation, group size
What are some of the issues associated with dairy cows?
1/3 lame Mastitis Housed all year round Mass production - 60 litres per day Fertility declines
What are the welfare issues with sheep?
High lamb mortality
Lameness
Low profit
Castration/tail docking
What are farm assurance schemes?
Schemes that provide consumers with certified info
What are examples of farm assurance schemes?
Red Tractor
Freedom Foods RSPCA
Organic Schemes
Supermarkets have their own
What is sentience?
The idea that all animals have the ability to feel/perceive pain and emotions
What is cruelty?
Behaviour which causes mental or physical harm
What is neglect?
Failure to take care of an animal properly
What is ignorance?
Lack of knowledge or information
What is suffering?
Undergoing pain/distress/hardship
What is classical conditioning?
Training animals using positive and negative reinforcement and punishment
What are the 4 banned dog breeds under the dangerous dog act 1991?
Pit bull, Japanese tosa, Diogo Argentina, fila brasilerio
When are the banned dog breeds allowed?
If registered, muzzled (public), neutered, insured 3rd party, tattooed.
What is the dog act 1871?
Law not allowing dogs to be out of control (intent/cause injury) in public, private or homes
What is the control of dogs act 1992?
By law, dogs need to wear collars with name and address on
When did compulsory microchipping start?
2016
What are arguments against dominance theory?
Not inherited
Varying individuals
Confused with fear
What is the dominance theory?
Idea that animals have a linear hierarchy
How can suffering be classed as necessary or unnecessary? 1
Is the person competanct
What were the chances of avoidance
License
Was it for a legitimate purpose?
What year was the animal welfare act? What animal does it cover?
2006
Non-wild
Commonly domesticated - farm?
What does the Animal Welfare Act 2006 state?
Duty of care - ensure welfare standards
(Species specific on defra)
Mutilations act - tail docking, declawing, delocalisation , ear cropping
What are the exceptions for the mutilations part of the animal welfare act 2006?
Dew claw removal (before eyes open or with anaesthetic)
Tail docking of certain breeds (<5 d/o)
What are some of the enforcement bodies for welfare?
Police
RSPCA
Local authority trading standards
What are some welfare enforcement bodies?
RSPCA PDSA Dog trust Cat protection Kennel club
When animals are mistreated, who needs to certify their confiscation and sometimes putting down?
Vet
Unless extreme suffering/little time - inspector
