Module 13

Question 1

Context where you will be required to actively engage in animal welfare education activities on a daily basis

Answer 1

1. In practice
2. On farm/industry
3. As a veterinary educator
4. As a policy maker
5. Veterinary work for an animal welfare organization

Question 2

four main approaches within AWE aimed at children and/or adults

Answer 2

1. Formal AWE
2. Formal training
3. Informal education
4. Public awareness campaigns

Question 3

involves teaching compassion and respect in relation to animal welfare, environmental and social justice issues

Answer 3

Humane Education

Question 4

What is the term of the phenomenon that the link between the abuse of animals with the abuse of children?

Answer 4

the link

Question 5

After completing courses in animal welfare, veterinary students are expected to?

Answer 5

1. Better at assessing welfare
2. More empowered to learn about welfare
3. Believe more strongly in the importance of being able to answer client’s questions on animal welfare topics
4. More concerned about how animals are treated
5. More able to effectively identify ethical dilemmas, discuss options and the impact on stakeholders

Question 6

potentially significant barrier to the comprehensive incorporation of animal welfare into the veterinary curriculum

Answer 6

silent curriculum

Question 7

Another important area to be addressed through public education which is commonly due to inadequate protein levels in the diet

Answer 7

malnutrition

Question 8

Veterinarians can also help animal owners to take pride in (3)

Answer 8

1. treating their animals well
2. understanding their animals’ needs
3. teaching other people about how they care well for their animals

Question 9

What are some approaches you can do to make animal owners more readily engage in making changes to improve animal welfare?

Answer 9

1. pass ownership of the problem and solution to the farmer
2. give farmers the opportunity to mentally rehearse any changes they might make and even encourage them to try out changes before fully implementing them
3. encourage farmers to discuss their problems with colleagues on other farms

Question 10

Key components of social marketing that may encourage human behavior change towards animal welfare

Answer 10

1. benefits and barrier
2. facilitation
3. norms
4. commitment
5. prompts
6. incentives

Question 11

act as powerful tools to help motivate people to earn rewards or avoid penalties

Answer 11

Incentives

Question 12

act to remind people of agreed activities and help sustain the new behaviour

Answer 12

prompts

Question 13

key to sustaining behaviour change

Answer 13

commitment

Question 14

Defining the change in behaviour as socially accepted or ‘normal’ behaviour within the community

Answer 14

norms

Question 15

Helping people come to the answers themselves rather than telling them the answer. People are more likely to change their behaviour if they think it is their own idea

Answer 15

Facilitation

Question 16

True or False. Benefits and barriers are perceived by the farmer, not assumed by the vet.

Answer 16

True.