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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 ]
Animal Welfare :: Society and Culture
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Mid Atlantic Great Dane Rescue League, Inc. - Photographs and descriptions of dogs available for adoption, contact information and a list of forthcoming events and seminars.
Mid-Atlantic Brittany Rescue - Information on the breed, dogs available for adoption, and successful adoption stories.
Meta Description: [ Mid-Atlantic Brittany Rescue: We find suitable homes for Brittanys in need. We service the mid-atlantic region for incoming dogs, but will adopt anywhere in the US or Canada. Established in 1995. (formerly known as Rescue Brittanys in Virginia) ]
Pet Tales - Supports the regional animal shelters in the Brandywine Valley area of Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Delaware by showcasing pets that are available for adoption. Articles, memorials, and information on their emergency medical fund.
Meta Description: [ Pet Tales is a canine and feline focused printed and online magazine published monthly and distributed free throughout the Brandywine Valley area in Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland. Pet Tales supports the region's animal shelters and rescues by helping place homeless animals and to promote re... ]
