Animal Welfare

Question 1

Describe the costs, beneifts and ethics of intensive farming

Answer 1

• Generates higher profit
• Low cost
• Poor animal welfare
• less ethical

Question 2

Describe the costs, benefits and ethics of free range farming

Answer 2

• requires more land and more labour intensive
• Can be sold at a higher price
• Good animal welfare
• Ethical

Question 3

What are four behavioural indicators of poor animal welfare

Answer 3

1. stereotypy (repetitive motions)
2. Misdirected behaviours (normal behaviours that occur at wrong time or in wrong way)
3. Failure of reproductive behaviour (rejecting offspring or no interest in sexual behaviours)
4. Abnormal activity levels (apathy or hysteria)