Lecture 5 - Animal Welfare

• the concept that some or all non-human animals are entitled to • the possession of their own lives • most basic interests should be afforded the same consideration as similar interest of humans

References to how an anima is coping with the condition in which it lives

• healthy • comfortable • well nourished • safe • able to express innate behavior • not suffering from unpleasant states

5 freedoms of animal welfare - established by the Farm Animal Welfare Council in 1979

Freedom from Hunger and Thirst Freedom from Discomfort Freedom from Pain, Injury or disease Freedom to express Normal Behavior Freedom from Fear and Distress

• ready access to water and a diet to maintain health and vigor • feed and water quantity • feed and water quality

• providing an appropriate environment including shelter and comfortable resting area • shelter • comfortable resting area

• prevention or rapid diagnosis and treatment

• provide sufficient space, proper facilities and appropriate company of animals’ own kind

• ensuring condition and treatment which avoid mental suffering • fear • distress • suffering • pain

• biological welfare • natural living • affective states

Performance (growth rate, age, productivity) Immunity ( health status, disease prevalence, resiliency)

• Use physiological/behavioral measurements to indirectly assess states • Utilize preference and motivation of the animal to “tell” us how they feel • motivation/preference

• Give animal the control over its environment and assess its choice • Use presence testing to examine what an animal prefers • Create tasks that requires effort from the individual and see how hair it is willing to work • Deprive an animal of a resource and observe it for signs of frustration