Sustainability and Interdependence - Animal Welfare

Question 1

five freedoms for animal welfare

Answer 1

• freedom from hunger and thirst
• freedom from discomfort
• freedom from pain, injury, and disease
• freedom to behave nomally
• freedom from fear and distress

Question 2

intensive farming

pros and cons

Answer 2

• lower costs
• higher profit
• poorer animal welfare
• cost effective

Question 3

free range farming

pros and cons

Answer 3

• can get a higher price for product
• animals have a better quality of life
• more labour intensive
• requires more land

Question 4

indicators of poor welfare

behavioural

Answer 4

• stereotypy
• misdirected behaviour
• failure in sexual or parental behaviour
• altered levels of activity

Question 5

stereotypy

indicators of poor welfare

Answer 5

• a behaviour pattern that takes the form of a repetitive movement that lacks variation
• pacing, obsessive licking

Question 6

misdirected behaviour

indicators of poor welfare

Answer 6

• when an animal acts inappropriately to itself, another animal, or its surroundings
• the behaviour will be normal bu displayed in an inappropriate way

Question 7

failure in sexual or parental behaviour

indicators of poor welfare

Answer 7

• animals fail to reproduce properly in poor living conditions and periods of isolation
• young may also be rejected or ineffectively cared for

Question 8

level of activity

indicator of poor welfare

Answer 8

• animal displays an altered level of activity (from their norm)
• very high activity level (hysteria)
• very low activity level (apathy)