Animal Welfare

Inhumane means:

• acceptable treatment

• neglect or cruelty

• Spoiling

• All of the Above

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animal cruelty

• the idea that we should treat animals in a humane way but can own them or dominate them

• the idea that we should not own or harm animals because they have the same rights as humans

• the federal law that protects animals from neglect or cruelty

• inflicting suffering or harm upon animals intentionally or for reasons other than self-defense

• to deprive some living thing of what it needs to survive

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animal rights approach

• the idea that we should treat animals in a humane way but can own them or dominate them

• the idea that we should not own or harm animals because they have the same rights as humans

• the federal law that protects animals from neglect or cruelty

• inflicting suffering or harm upon animals intentionally or for reasons other than self-defense

• to deprive some living thing of what it needs to survive

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Animal Welfare Act

• the idea that we should treat animals in a humane way but can own them or dominate them

• the idea that we should not own or harm animals because they have the same rights as humans

• the federal law that protects animals from neglect or cruelty

• inflicting suffering or harm upon animals intentionally or for reasons other than self-defense

• to deprive some living thing of what it needs to survive

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animal welfare approach

• the idea that we should treat animals in a humane way but can own them or dominate them

• the idea that we should not own or harm animals because they have the same rights as humans

• the federal law that protects animals from neglect or cruelty

• inflicting suffering or harm upon animals intentionally or for reasons other than self-defense

• to deprive some living thing of what it needs to survive

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neglect

• the idea that we should treat animals in a humane way but can own them or dominate them

• the idea that we should not own or harm animals because they have the same rights as humans

• the federal law that protects animals from neglect or cruelty

• inflicting suffering or harm upon animals intentionally or for reasons other than self-defense

• to deprive some living thing of what it needs to survive

Which of the following situations would someone who advocates for animal rights prefer?

• a goat kept on a farm

• a cat in a wealthy home

• a horse living in the wild

• a lion at a popular zoo

Which of the following distinguishes the difference between the animal rights approach and the animal welfare approach?

• The animal rights approach says that animals have the same fundamental liberties as humans, while the animal welfare approach says that owning animals is not harmful.

• The animal rights approach says that owning animals is not harmful, while the animal welfare approach says that humans have a responsibility to save animals.

• The animal rights approach says that owning animals is not harmful, while the animal welfare approach says that animals have the same fundamental liberties as humans.

• The animal rights approach says that humans have a responsibility to save animals, while the animal welfare approach says that animals have the same fundamental liberties as humans.

Which of the following describes how an animal welfare activist would feel about raising cows for food and leather?

• An animal welfare activist would feel fine about farmers raising cows for food and leather in a humane environment.

• An animal welfare activist would feel fine about farmers raising cows as pets but not for any human consumption.

• an animal welfare activist would feel fine about farmers raising cows for food but not for leather.

• An animal welfare activist would feel fine about farmers raising cows for leather but not for food.

Which person would be most likely to own a pet, and why?

• an animal rights proponent, because she believes pets should be treated equally to humans

• an animal rights proponent, because she believes in caring for all animals

• an animal welfare proponent, because pets are not being used for food or work

• an animal welfare proponent, because she believes people have a right to own and dominate animals