Lecture 2 - Terminologies Flashcards
What does Ruth Harrison talk about in Animal Machines
Rapid turnover, high density stocking, mechanization
What is animal welfare science. What does it require
Welfare refers to state of the animal
How an animal copes with conditions
Requires disease prevention, vet care, appropriate shelter, management, nutrition, humane handling and slaughter
Define animal care (elements?)
Treatment that an animal receives
Elements: attentiveness, responsibility, competence, responsiveness
Codes of practice
What are the three R’s of animal care
replacement
reduction: less animals
refinement: less pain
What is animal husbandry
Related to care
Domestication, care and breeding of animals
What is animal protection
Protect animals from people
What animal protection system does animal cruelty fall under
Criminal code (RCMP, police)
What animal protection system does animal distress fall under
Animal protection act (peace officers, RCMP, police)
What is the animal protection index
Ranks countries worldwide according to their legislation and policy commitments for protecting animals
Canada ranked D
Why is Canada ranked D
Not enough policies, to protect captive wildlife, working animals, farm-animals, research animals, companion animals
Farm animals still raised in intensive systems, painful procedures
What is animal rights
We cannot use animals in any way, animal liberation, animals are individuals not property
animals are beings with a moral, ethical status just like human beings, and that as a result they should have not just protection of the law (welfare) but be a part of the legal
system with rights of their own
What is wildlife conservation
Protect wild plant/animals and their habitats
What is anthropocentric
Humans at the center of the world, all other forms of life unimportant
What is anthropomorphic
Giving animals human features and behaviours, needs/wants are the same
Who is Peter Singer
Author of animal liberation
