The idea of animal welfare - developments and tensions

Peter Sandøe; Karsten Klint Jensen

The idea of animal welfare - developments and tensions

Section for Consumption, Bioethics and Governance

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This paper focuses on developments and tensions within the idea of animal welfare. There is divergence among those who believe in the idea of animal welfare. First, we discuss what it takes for farm animal welfare to be good enough. How far should society go beyond the starting point of the Brambell Committee, which was to prevent avoidable suffering? Secondly, we turn to the tricky question of how welfare should be distributed between animals. Here, a tension within the concept of animal welfare, between a focus on the indivudual animal and on the herd, flock or shoal, is pointed out. Finally, the role of economic considerations is considered, given that animal production takes place in a global market with free trade between countries with various standards of animal welfare.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Veterinary & animal ethics : proceedings of the First International Conference on Veterinary and Animal Ethics, September 2011
Editors	Christopher M. Wathes, Sandra A. Corr, Stephen A. May, Steven P. McCulloch, Martin C. Whiting
Number of pages	13
Publisher	Wiley-Blackwell
Publication date	2013
Pages	19-31
Chapter	2
ISBN (Print)	978-1-118-31480-7
Publication status	Published - 2013

Series	UFAW Animal Welfare Series

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The idea of animal welfare - developments and tensions. / Sandøe, Peter ; Jensen, Karsten Klint.
Veterinary & animal ethics: proceedings of the First International Conference on Veterinary and Animal Ethics, September 2011. ed. / Christopher M. Wathes; Sandra A. Corr; Stephen A. May; Steven P. McCulloch; Martin C. Whiting. Wiley-Blackwell, 2013. p. 19-31 (UFAW Animal Welfare Series).

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Sandøe, Peter ; Jensen, Karsten Klint. / The idea of animal welfare - developments and tensions. Veterinary & animal ethics: proceedings of the First International Conference on Veterinary and Animal Ethics, September 2011. editor / Christopher M. Wathes ; Sandra A. Corr ; Stephen A. May ; Steven P. McCulloch ; Martin C. Whiting. Wiley-Blackwell, 2013. pp. 19-31 (UFAW Animal Welfare Series).

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