1. Animal Welfare vs. Animal Rights
Objective : Define animal welfare and rights issues

2. Animal Welfare Humane treatment of animals
Most animal producers and researchers believe in animal welfare
support animal nutrition
oppose cruel treatment

3. Animal Welfare
Scientific information should be the basis for decisions, laws, and regulations related to animal welfare
It is difficult to assess animal comfort because they do not talk and there are no universally accepted measures to use

4. Animal Welfare
In Western society the idea is that humans are dominant creations and have the right to dominate other creatures
In Eastern society, people view humans as equal to other species and therefore feel they should not be allowed to harm any animals

5.
In the picture above Cambodians perform a ritual for a “holy cow” that had died. Cambodians and many other cultures worship cows in hopes for good luck, hope and prosperity.

6. Indian culture believes that cows are sacred
Indian culture believes that cows are sacred. They go as far as worshipping cows and treating them better than themselves. They also allow cows to defecate in their homes in order to be blessed.

7. Animal Welfare
With increased urbanization many people have not been directly involved with agriculture
These people are more likely to lean towards the idea of animal rights
People can be biased if they have never experienced life with animals
People typically believe the views given to them by their parents

8. This vs. That

9. Animal Rights Animal should not be used by humans
The issues of animal welfare and animal rights date back thousands of years to the ancient Greeks
Sometimes controversial such as PETA, etc…

10. Animal Rights
Believe that animals should not be used by humans for any reason
Vegetarians
Vegans
Activists
Animals are equal to
humans and should be
treated that way

11. Animal Rights
Many animals rights groups believe they are doing the right thing but aren’t considering the history between animals and humans
Some animal rights activists don’t realize the difference between welfare and rights and may actually be more on the side of Animal Welfare

12. Companion Animals--Pets
6 to 8 Million Dogs and Cats:
Every year, 6 to 8 million dogs and cats enter shelters, and 3 to 4 million shelter dogs and cats are killed.
80 Percent of Puppies:
Most pet store puppies
come from puppy mills

13. Activists charges producers:
Pumping drugs into animals
Undue stress on the animals
Confinement jeopardizes animal and human health
Raising animals in pens and crates is cruel treatment

14. Activists charges, continued…
Eating meat and eggs is unhealthy
Drinking milk is unhealthy
Grain fed to livestock should be used to feed starving people around the world
Using a growth-promoting hormone is cruel to animals
Produces meat that is not safe for humans to eat

15. Producers response to overcrowding...
Most producers won't overcrowd because it is very unprofitable
Animals must be kept reasonably comfortable
Animals are kept well fed to assure a productive growth or a profitable level of milk production
Overcrowding reduces rate of gain

16. Producers response to drugs and antibiotics...
All drugs that are used for livestock are regulated by the federal government
Regulations keep food safe for U.S. consumers
All animal health products are thoroughly tested and must be approved by FDA
On average, it takes 11 years to bring an animal pharmaceutical to the market
Only one in about 7,500 chemicals tested are ever approved

17. Producers response to growth hormones...
Increase feed efficiency which reduces food costs
Improve the ratio of meat to fat
Products are generally estrogen-like substances
Estrogen is a natural substance
There is more estrogen in a cup of green beans than in a comparable amount of beef from an implanted steer

18. What producers are doing...
Support and promote human treatment of animals
Do all they can to make sure animals are not mistreated
Keep public and media well informed on what they are doing to protect the welfare of their animals

19. What does it mean to be treated humanely?
That means animals are
well fed
have adequate
water
space
shelter
kept healthy and comfortable