BIOL 2470 Lecture 10: BIOL 2470 Lecture : Animal Welfare
Document Summary
Welfare the state in which an animal lives a healthy, happy and safe life. Animal welfare has become an important issue in recent years. There is an increasing interest in animal welfare in many countries: urbanization, higher levels of education, the influence of the media & civil society organization. Consideration of animal welfare should encompass not only the physical health but also the psychological well-being, and naturalness of animals. The subject of animal welfare is discussed from the viewpoints of cruelty (ethics), conservation of wild animals(environment), farming, research and veterinary attention (science) The veterinary profession occupies a position of enormous social influence on animal welfare issues. However, the profession has traditionally understood welfare primarily within the limited scope of animal health and productivity. Farm animal welfare animal freedoms: freedom from hunger & thirst, freedom from discomfort, freedom from pain, injury or disease, freedom from fear & disease, freedom to express normal behaviour.
