1. Animal behavior terminology
Unit 2
Veterinary Assistant Program

2. Roles of Animals in Society
Animal Rights
Humans should not use animals for food, entertainment, or any other purpose.
PETA
Thoughts?

3. Roles of Animals in Society
Utilitarian
Humans should be able to use animals for anything they wish, regardless of any pain or suffering on the part of the animal.
Examples of these?

4. Roles of Animals in Society
Animal Welfare
The belief that it is acceptable to use animals for food and entertainment, and other benefits, but that as stewards of the animals, humans have an obligation to meet the animals’ physical and psychological needs, and ensure minimum pain and suffering throughout the animals’ lives.
What organization is an example of this?

5. Animal Behavior
Innate behaviors: occur regardless of human interaction
Many behaviors humans find frustrating are normal behaviors for the animal
Changes in behavior are the first signals that something is wrong with the animal

6. Behavior terms
Aggression: any behavior that poses a potential danger to another
Fear Aggression: defensive
Maternal Aggression: instinct to protect
Territorial Aggression: protect environment
Possessive Aggression: resource guarding
Dominance Aggression: to overpower

7. Abnormal Behaviors Anorexia: refusal to eat
Phobia: Extreme fear of something
Pica: Ingestion of inappropriate materials
Copraphagy: ingestion of feces
Aversive: aviodance