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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 @cowrenn Where's the vegan movement? Counterproductive animal welfare framing http://tinyurl.com/ygkfow8 #vegan
LiveVegan (Trisha Roberts) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:38:14 -0000
RT @cowrenn Where's the vegan movement? Counterproductive animal welfare framing http://tinyurl.com/ygkfow8 #vegan
PLEASE HELP - http://bit.ly/1kXdYv - First Paramotor flight around the world, aimed at promoting Animal Welfare & Green Solutions
epponuman (Eppo Harbrink Numan) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:54:22 -0000
PLEASE HELP - http://bit.ly/1kXdYv - First Paramotor flight around the world, aimed at promoting Animal Welfare & Green Solutions
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epponuman (Eppo Harbrink Numan) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:53:30 -0000
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Another great animal resource for training, health, and welfare issues @doggeeharmony #FollowFriday
BalancedDogs (Balanced Dogs) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:14:11 -0000
Another great animal resource for training, health, and welfare issues @doggeeharmony #FollowFriday
RT @cowrenn Where's the vegan movement? Counterproductive animal welfare framing - http://tinyurl.com/yeg8gvu by Roanoke Vegan Examiner
NZVeganPodcast (Elizabeth Collins) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:09:46 -0000
RT @cowrenn Where's the vegan movement? Counterproductive animal welfare framing - http://tinyurl.com/yeg8gvu by Roanoke Vegan Examiner
1 credits donated to International Fund for Animal Welfare Awareness.
animalcharity (animalcharity) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:03:43 -0000
1 credits donated to International Fund for Animal Welfare Awareness.
Alaskan Malamute Rescue - A non-profit, all volunteer group that provides shelter, medical attention, and adoption services. About the breed, adoption gallery, puppy buyers guide, and reading list for new/prospective owners of the breed.
Meta Description: [ AMR of NC, Inc. is a non-profit, all volunteer group that works on behalf of pure-bred Alaskan Malamutes who are homeless. We provide shelter, medical attention, and adoption services. ]
Animal Protection Society of Durham - Contains pictures of available pets, adoption, foster, and volunteer information, mobile spay/neuter van, events, and employment opportunities.
Independent Animal Rescue - A non-profit organization. Adoption registry for owners seeking to place a pet, pictures of adoptable dogs and cats, calendar of events, and food distribution program.
Meta Description: [ Independent Animal Rescue, Inc., Serving the Triangle Region of North Carolina ]
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