Providing an appropriate environment including shelter and a comfortable resting area.
+-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | THE ANIMAL ETHICS SPECTRUM | +------------------------------------+------------------------------+ | ANIMAL WELFARE | ANIMAL RIGHTS | +------------------------------------+------------------------------+ | • Regulates human use of animals | • Abolishes human use | | • Focuses on well-being & comfort | • Focuses on moral status | | • Goal: Prevent unnecessary pain | • Goal: End exploitation | | • Framework: Five Freedoms | • Framework: Personhood | +------------------------------------+------------------------------+ Animal Welfare: Responsible Stewardship Animal Sex Extreme Bestiality -Mistress Beast- Mbs PMS SM
The English philosopher laid an early foundation for animal welfare by shifting the focus from intellect to sentience. He famously wrote: "The question is not, Can they reason? nor, Can they talk? but, Can they suffer?" Providing an appropriate environment including shelter and a
Prevention or rapid diagnosis and treatment. nor, Can they talk
The rights position is absolutist. It does not care if a cage is large or small; the cage itself is the crime. Proponents argue that the welfarist approach is morally bankrupt because it makes consumers feel comfortable about exploitation. By advocating for "happy meat" or "cruelty-free dairy," welfarists are accused of polishing the brass on a sinking ship.