1. Impact of animal agriculture
Objective: 5.01: Explain the economic impact of animal agriculture.

2. Animal Welfare vs. animal Rights
In Google Doc I would like for you to explain Animal Welfare and Animal Rights.
Then list at least two groups that would fall under each category.
Explain what these groups stand for.
Are they for a particular animals or course.
What is a current issue in animal agriculture that an Animal Rights group is trying to address?
Make sure you cite anything you use.
Title this: Welfare/Rights_(yourname)

3. Animal Products North Carolina Agriculture

4. Livestock Products
Work in groups of three and write down as many animals products and by-products as you can.
You have 10 min. to complete this task!

5. Cattle
Swine
OTHER
Poultry

6. Livestock Products 1. Food 2. Clothing 3. Shelter 4. Power
meat, milk, cheese, eggs
2. Clothing
wool, leather from hides
3. Shelter
tents from hides
4. Power
work in less developed countries

7. Livestock Products 5. Recreation 6. Fuel 7. Animals are converters
horse back riding, rodeos
6. Fuel
burn dry animal manure
7. Animals are converters
eat stuff humans will not eat and convert these materials into food
meat, eggs, milk, etc.

8. Which of the following was not made from animals:

10. Answer!

11. By-Products 1. Wool 2. Leather
3. Candy and chewing gum from animal fat
4. Gelatin - from horns, hooves, bones, and hides
5. Glue, cosmetics, waxes, soap, lubricants, brushes, etc.

12. Wool Alpaca Shearer Dirty Jobs

13. By-Products 6. Animal feeds from scrap meat and bones and blood meal
7. Insulin
for diabetics
from livestock pancreas

14. By-Products 8. Heparin 9. Lanolin - Oil from Sheep's Skin
for blood clotting
from livestock lungs
9. Lanolin
- Oil from Sheep's Skin
10. Fertilizer, Printer Ink,
Lubricants

15. Economic Impact & Importance

16. Money, money, Money Broilers = $2.6 billion per year
Hogs = $2.5 billion per year
Turkeys = $775,000 dollars
Cattle = $275,000 per year
Income from livestock, poultry, and their products is about twice that of crop production in NC!
NC is near top nationally in hogs, turkeys, and poultry

17. Trends in North Carolina
Swine farms are getting fewer and larger
Health concerns have caused an increase in the consumption of poultry
Most poultry farms are contract growers
Most swine farmers grow on contract

18. Animal Welfare and Rights

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

20. 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

21. Animal Welfare Laws that Protect Animals
Animal Welfare Act – Sets minimum standards for animals used for sale, research, transport, and exhibited
Last updated 2008
Health Research Act – Passed in 1985, Standards for animals used in biomedical and behavior research

22. Animal Rights Animals should not be used by humans
The issues of animal welfare and animal rights date back thousands of years to the ancient Greeks
Largest animal rights group is the Humane Society of the United States

23. Welfare vs Rights Welfare Rights No use whatsoever
Involves good treatment of animals
Less radical
Supported by most animal producers and researchers
No use whatsoever
Radical activities including violence
Usually vegetarians

25. Assignment
Write a letter to the editor of your local paper that explains your thoughts for the article you read in class today.
This must be at least 3/4 page double spaced in 12 point font.
Start with Dear Editor:

26. Assignment
Construct a 4min speech (minimum) 6min (maximum) on the topic “Animal Welfare and Animal Rights.”
Must be persuasive
Must contain factual information with sources.