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Animal welfare is the viewpoint that animals, especially those under human care, should not suffer unnecessarily, including where the animals are used for food, work, companionship, or research. This position usually focuses on the morality of human action (or inaction), as opposed to making deeper political or philosophical claims about the status of animals, as is the case for an animal rights viewpoint. For this reason animal welfare organizations may use the word humane in their title or position statements.
History of animal welfare
Systematic concern for the well-being of other animals probably first arose as a system of thought in the Indus Valley Civilization as the religious belief that ancestors return in animal form, and that animals must therefore be treated with the respect due to a human. This belief is exemplified in the existing religion, Jainism, and in varieties of other Dharmic religions. Other religions, especially those with roots in the Abrahamic religion, treat animals as the property of their owners, codifying rules for their care and slaughter premised mainly on hygiene concerns for humans.
Welfare in practice
As in the case of animal rights, the secular forms taken by animal welfare concerns, policies and action have each been pioneered in the UK, where an early industrial revolution first created the modern separation between popular experience and animal husbandry, opening a space for popular sentimentality towards animals. More on [ Animal welfare ]
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RT@RSPCANSW RSPCANSW speaking@National Squalor Conference http://bit.ly/wxzo9 "Animal Hoarding-Human or Animal Welfare?"#animalcruelty#RSPCA
ShandelB (Shandel Burns) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:02:32 -0000
RT@RSPCANSW RSPCANSW speaking@National Squalor Conference http://bit.ly/wxzo9 "Animal Hoarding-Human or Animal Welfare?"#animalcruelty#RSPCA
Canadians: Please support the Universal Declaration on Animal Welfare! http://follow.to/aeff6 #animalsmatter
joltguy (Joltguy) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:24:27 -0000
Canadians: Please support the Universal Declaration on Animal Welfare! http://follow.to/aeff6 #animalsmatter
Getting some great contacts now in the field of animal welfare...sometimes we never hear about the true heroes of animal investigations !
equinerescuefra (Equine Rescue France) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:32:45 -0000
Getting some great contacts now in the field of animal welfare...sometimes we never hear about the true heroes of animal investigations !
RT @RSPCANSW: RSPCA NSW speaking at National Squalor Conference http://bit.ly/wxzo9 "Animal Hoarding - Human or Animal Welfare?"
NeghvarNews (Harry Dauz) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:20:06 -0000
RT @RSPCANSW: RSPCA NSW speaking at National Squalor Conference http://bit.ly/wxzo9 "Animal Hoarding - Human or Animal Welfare?"
RSPCA NSW speaking at National Squalor Conference http://bit.ly/wxzo9 "Animal Hoarding - Human or Animal Welfare?" #animalcruelty #RSPCA
RSPCANSW (RSPCA NSW) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:57:07 -0000
RSPCA NSW speaking at National Squalor Conference http://bit.ly/wxzo9 "Animal Hoarding - Human or Animal Welfare?" #animalcruelty #RSPCA
and maybe we could use corks to make cows stop farting, but i think that might break some sort of animal welfare laws...
latinapor100pre (nat) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:48:46 -0000
and maybe we could use corks to make cows stop farting, but i think that might break some sort of animal welfare laws...
Hawkeye Wildlife Organization - Non-profit group dedicated to rescue and rehabilitate injured and orphaned wild animals. Includes a directory of officers, photos, tips and a donation policy.
Meta Description: [ The Hawkeye Wildlife Organization is a dedicated group of wildlife enthusiasts in Iowa, who rescue and rehabilitate injured and orphaned wild animals. ]
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