Lecture 3: abuse, cruelty and neglect Flashcards
a. Willful failure to provide care and harmful behaviors that result in maltreatment regardless of the intent, motivation or mental condition of the perpetrator
animal abuse
abuse is classified as either
neglect or cruelty
animal’s state can be described as
comfort discomfort distress* pain* distress and pain = suffering*
the later are evidence of abuse
Socially unacceptable behavior that intentionally causes pain, suffering, or distress to and/or death of an animal
animal cruelty
animal cruelty is an act of omission or commission
commission
act of commission vs omission
commission = knowingly doing something against the law
omission not taking action
Failure to provide basic care required for an animal to thrive (food, water, shelter, space, exercise, vet care)
animal neglect
animal neglect is an act of omission or commission
omission
classifications of animal abuse
simple or gross neglect (most common) intentional/physical abuse organized abuse sexual abuse rituralistic abuse emotional abuse
most common form of animal abuse encountered
simple or gross neglect
__ compromises an animal’s health and welfare by causing a deviation from a state of comfort.
animal abuse
3 most important states to assess in a potential victim of abuse
Discomfort
distress
pain
i. Distress and pain both fall under suffering
ii. lack of these states = comfort
__effect produced by external (physical or environmental) events or internal (physiologic/psychologic) factors which alter an animals biologic equilibrium
stress
- physiologic; injury, sx, dz, starvation, dehydration
- psychological; fear, anxiety, boredom, loneliness, separation
- environmental; restraint, noise, odors, other spp, people
T/F: physiological or behavioral changes are always observed in a state of discomfort
false
a state in which an animal cannot escape from or adapt to, due to external or internal stressors that result in negative effects on well-being.
distress
distress typically results in overt/obvious __
abnromal behavioral signs
a conscious unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage.
pain
3 things that are evidence of abuse
pain
distress
suffering
how do we assess pain
pain scales behavioral changes (spp/individual variations, anthropomorphism, physical, psychological, abnormal behaviors)
a. An unpleasant state of mind that disrupts the QOL. Mental state associated with unpleasant experiences such as pain, malaise, distress, injury and emotional numbness
suffering
heat, cold, lack of food/water, confinement, lack of compainon, dz, injury
five freedoms
Freedom from:
- hunger and thirst (available fresh water and food)
- discomfort (appropriate environment/shelter)
- pain, injury or dz (prevention, rapid dx, tx)
- express normal behavior (sufficient space and company)
- fear and distress (conditions and tx to avoid mental suffering)
T/F: there are uniform legal definitions for animal abuse, cruelty and neglect
false
__ pain when exposed to noxious stimuli (pressure, heat, cold, chemical, electrical)
Physiologic/adaptive/nociceptive
__ response to tissue injury and inflammation, damage to CNS, alterations in CNS. Can be spontaneous or hypersensitive
Pathological/maladaptive/clinical
suffering is an unpleasant state of mind that disrupts the QOL (pain, malaise, distress, injury, emotional numbness) and is related to the __ lived in and animals __ and __ states.
environment
physical and mental
