ANSC 1210 Lecture 3: Animal Welfare Lecture 3

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Animal Science
• Course: ANSC 1210
• Professor: Alexandra Harlander

Document Summary

There is often little agreement on the following questions: This disagreement is explained by conflicting views on how animal welfare should be defined and how animals should be treated. What is good vs bad (moral issues) The goal is to find a universal set of rules. It"s more than a feeling and requires a moral principle(reason) Direct: animals have a moral standing and are members of our moral community. Indirect: animals do not have moral standing and are not members of our moral community. Morality based on a contract or an agreement between individuals (animals are often excluded from the moral community) Moral principle based also on self interest (give & get in return) Indirect moral obligations towards animals are based on how much they matter to human ( we should care to sell our products ) Want to maximize human benefit and minimize animal pain (suffering allowed but must be outweighed by pleasure)