Animal Welfare vs. Animal Welfare vs. Animal RightsAnimal Rights

Objective 4.01-4.02: Define Objective 4.01-4.02: Define animal welfare and rights issuesanimal welfare and rights issues

Animal WelfareAnimal Welfare

Humane treatment of animalsHumane treatment of animals Most animal producers and researchers Most animal producers and researchers

believe in animal welfarebelieve in animal welfare support animal nutritionsupport animal nutrition oppose cruel treatmentoppose cruel treatment

Animal WelfareAnimal Welfare

Scientific information should be the basis Scientific information should be the basis for decisions, laws, and regulations related for decisions, laws, and regulations related to animal welfareto animal welfare

It is difficult to assess animal comfort It is difficult to assess animal comfort because they do not talk and there are no because they do not talk and there are no universally accepted measures to useuniversally accepted measures to use

Animal WelfareAnimal Welfare

In Western society the idea is that humans In Western society the idea is that humans are dominant creations and have the right are dominant creations and have the right to dominate other creatures to dominate other creatures

In Eastern society, people view humans as In Eastern society, people view humans as equal to other species and therefore feel equal to other species and therefore feel they should not be allowed to harm any they should not be allowed to harm any animalsanimals

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In the picture above Cambodians perform a ritual In the picture above Cambodians perform a ritual for a “holy cow” that had died. Cambodians and for a “holy cow” that had died. Cambodians and many other cultures worship cows in hopes for many other cultures worship cows in hopes for good luck, hope and prosperity.good luck, hope and prosperity.

Indian culture believes that cows are sacred. They Indian culture believes that cows are sacred. They go as far as worshipping cows and treating them go as far as worshipping cows and treating them better than themselves. They also allow cows to better than themselves. They also allow cows to defecate in their homes in order to be blessed. defecate in their homes in order to be blessed.

Animal WelfareAnimal Welfare

With increased urbanization many people With increased urbanization many people have not been directly involved with have not been directly involved with agricultureagriculture These people are more likely to lean towards These people are more likely to lean towards

the idea of animal rightsthe idea of animal rights People can be biased if they have never People can be biased if they have never

experienced life with animalsexperienced life with animals People typically believe the views given to People typically believe the views given to

them by their parentsthem by their parents

This vs. ThatThis vs. That

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Animal RightsAnimal Rights

Animal should not be used by humansAnimal should not be used by humans The issues of animal welfare and animal The issues of animal welfare and animal

rights date back thousands of years to the rights date back thousands of years to the ancient Greeksancient Greeks

Sometimes controversial such as PETA, etc…Sometimes controversial such as PETA, etc…

Animal RightsAnimal Rights

Believe that animals should not be used Believe that animals should not be used by humans for any reasonby humans for any reason VegetariansVegetarians VegansVegans Activists Activists Animals are equal to Animals are equal to

humans and should be humans and should be

treated that waytreated that way

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Animal RightsAnimal Rights

Many animals rights groups believe they Many animals rights groups believe they are doing the right thing but aren’t are doing the right thing but aren’t considering the history between animals considering the history between animals and humansand humans Some animal rights activists don’t realize the Some animal rights activists don’t realize the

difference between welfare and rights and difference between welfare and rights and may actually be more on the side of Animal may actually be more on the side of Animal WelfareWelfare

Companion Animals--PetsCompanion Animals--Pets

6 to 8 Million Dogs and 6 to 8 Million Dogs and Cats: Cats:

Every year, 6 to 8 million Every year, 6 to 8 million dogs and cats enter dogs and cats enter shelters, and 3 to 4 million shelters, and 3 to 4 million shelter dogs and cats are shelter dogs and cats are killed.killed.

80 Percent of Puppies: 80 Percent of Puppies: Most pet store puppies Most pet store puppies

come from puppy millscome from puppy mills