Welfare - L7 Flashcards
1
Q
What is euthanasia?
A
The painless way of killing a patient suffering from sickness or injury
2
Q
What is humane killing?
A
A method that ensures an animal is either killed instantly or that involves rendering an animal insensible until death ensues, without pain, suffering, or distress.
3
Q
What are the key differences between euthanasia and humane killing?
A
Euthanasia implies killing is for the benefit of the animal (to end suffering), while humane killing is a term that is used to describe the ending of a life (in general), without pain.
4
Q
Situations in which people kill animals:
A
- Food - slaughter
- Research/study
- Pests/disease control
- Religion
- Hunting/recreational
- End suffering (aged, sick, injured)
- Unwanted breeding stock
- Behavioural issues
- Culling livestock (due to low production/reproduction
- Financial limitations
5
Q
What is the criteria for a humane death?
A
- rapid loss of conscious - no longer feeling/perceiving negative experiences
- minimal negative experiences (pain, breathlessness, fear, anxiety prior to LoC
- consciousness must not be recovered before death occurs
6
Q
What are some killing methods?
A
Slaughter, culling, vet clinic, pest control, disease control
