1. Animals in Society
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2. Animal Roles Food & Clothing Sports & Recreation Service & Protection
Leather, meat, fur, hair
Sports & Recreation
Hunting, racing, showing, riding
Service & Protection
Therapy, search and rescue, drug/bomb detection, attack, guard, guide and aide, seizure detection, herding, water rescue
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3. Animal Rights vs. Animal Welfare
Using animals for human purposes is ethically and morally wrong. Animal Rightists believe that animals should not be used for food, clothing, recreation, research, or to harvest medicinal organs and fluid factors. They believe that animals should have the same rights as humans and that humans should care for and protect animals.
Welfare
Animals should be treated in a humane manner and provided with adequate housing, nutrition, disease prevention, and humane treatment and handling. People in favor of animal welfare believe that animals can be used for food and for research when no other alternatives exist.
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4. Welfare Timeline
1641 – “The Body of Liberties” legal code passed by the Massachusetts Bay Colony
1828 – First anti-cruelty law passed by New York legislature
1866 – American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) was formed
1867 – Henry Bergh drafted “An Act for More Effectual Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
1906 – “The Animal Transportation Act” was passed
1958 – “The Humane Slaughter Act” was passed
1964 – Ruth Harrison wrote “Animal Machines: The New Factory Farming Industry”
1966 – “Laboratory Animal Welfare Act” (AWA) passed
1970 – AWA was amended
1970 – “The Horse Protection Act” passed
early 1970’s – modern animal rights movement began
1972 – “Marine Mammal Protection Act” was passed
1973 – “Endangered Species Act” was passed
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5. Welfare Timeline Continued
1975 – Peter Singer writes “animal Liberation”
1976 – Horse Protection Act was amended
1985 – “Improved Standards for Laboratory Animals Act” was passed
1986 – Animal Liberation Front (ALF) destroys labs at Oregon State University
1989 – “The Farm Animal and Research Facilities Protection Act” was introduced
1990 – “Food, Agriculture, Conservation and Trade Act” was passed
1990 – “March for the Animals” in Washington D.C.
1992 – “The Animal Enterprise Protection Act” was passed
1999 – “Federal Law Enforcement Animal Protection Act” was passed
2002 – AWA amended
2002 – “Animal Fighting Enforcement Act” introduced
2002 – “Captive Wildlife Safety Act” introduced
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