Animals in Society: Part A (Production, Laboratory & Zoo animals)

Question 1

Learning Outcomes

• Reasons for keeping animals in captivity
• Differences in captive environments
• What is animal welfare?
• Methods of assessing welfare in animals

Question 2

Name 3 ways in which we use production animals

(3 answers)

Answer 2

1. Food
2. Money
3. Livlihood (employment)

Question 3

Name 4 ways in which we use labratory animals

(4 answers)

Answer 3

1. Medication – animal and human
2. Education
3. Husbandry and nutrition development
4. Research

Question 4

Name 3 ways in which we use zoo animals

(3 answers)

Answer 4

1. Conservation/preservation
2. Education
3. Entertainment

Question 5

Name upto 7 ways in which we use companion animals

(>7 answers)

Answer 5

1. Companionship
2. Need for affection
3. Entertainment/fun
4. Power?
5. Baby substitute
6. Accessory
7. Making money

Question 6

Identify factors that can influence poor welfare in production animals

(>12 possible answers)

Answer 6

1. Factory farming – high stocking density
2. Farrowing crates
3. Battery cages
4. Short lifespan
5. Fattening up
6. High production – low cost
7. Slaughter for human consumption
8. Pen size
9. Transport
10. Access to daylight
11. Boredom – abnormal behaviours
12. anthropomorphism

Question 7

Identify factors that can influence poor welfare in laboratory animals

(>9 possible answers)

Answer 7

1. Experimentation
2. Pain control
3. Solitary confinement
4. Induced diseases etc..
5. Enclosure size/barren/clinical
6. Access to daylight
7. Boredom – stereotypic behaviours
8. Euthanasia of excess animals or at the end of study
9. Anthropomorphism

Question 8

Identify factors that can influence poor welfare in zoo animals

(>9 possible answers)

Answer 8

1. Insufficient funding therefore sometimes limited enclosure size/stimulation
2. Boredom – stereotypic behaviours
3. Visitors – teasing
4. Non-domesticated animals
5. Hard to recreate natural environments
6. Zoonotic diseases
7. Small reintroduction for high cost
8. Euthanasia of excess animals

Question 9

Identify factors that can influence poor welfare in companion animals

(>17 possible answers)

Answer 9

1. Anybody can do it – weak enforcement of laws
2. Enclosure size
3. Lack of exercise
4. Lack of food/correct diet/overfeeding
5. Cruelty – violence/sports
6. Incorrect vet care
7. Financial strains
8. Behavioural problems due to fussy owners
9. Specialised breeding resulting in physiological disadvantages
10. Euthanasia of unwanted animals
11. Sometimes lack of euthanasia when needed
12. Boredom
13. Incorrect social grouping
14. Unnatural environment
15. Lack of escape from people
16. Anthropomorphism
17. Enforced bathing

Question 10

Behaviour problems in companion animals are often seen as a fault of the animal not human.

Q) Does science support this idea?

Answer 10

No!