Lecture 6

Question 1

What are the three important faucets of animal welfare?

Answer 1

• animal ethics- how we should treat animals
• welfare science- the effect on animals of handling/environments from animals perspective
• animal law- how we should

Question 2

Define the term animal welfare:

Answer 2

the physical and mental wellbeing of an animal

Question 3

Explain the three conceptual frameworks of animal welfare:

Answer 3

Concept One: Biological Function - welfare defines that state of an animal as regards its attempt to cope with its environment
Concept Two: Affective State – Welfare is dependant upon what animals feel
Concept Three: Naturalness- nurturing and fulfillment of an animal’s nature

Question 4

What are the five freedoms of animals?

Answer 4

• Thirst and hunger
• Discomfort
• Pain, injury and disease
• Fear and distress
• Express normal behaviour

Question 5

What is meant by the term “affective state”?

Answer 5

Welfare is defined around what an animal is able to feel.
Neither health nor lack of stress nor fitness is sufficient/necessary and/or sufficient for an animal to have good welfare

Question 6

What is the Australian law around our obligations to animals?

Answer 6

• State legislature- protects animals from cruelty only
• People can be fined for neglect/cruelty to animals- as they do have a duty of care, but animals still as classified “things”- hence if you kill someone dog the extent of the payout is limited to the financial value of the asset

Question 7

What are the five domains in the five domains model of animal welfare?

Answer 7

Physical/Functional Components:

1. Nutrition
2. Environment
3. Health
4. Behaviour

Mental components:
5. Mental status- animal welfare component is then achieved

Question 8

What is welfare science?

Answer 8

Studying the effect of handling/environments from the animals perspective: