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Animal Care, Animal Rights And Animal Welfare

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According to the 2012 U.S. Pet Ownership and Demographics Sourcebook, 36.5% of United States households own at least one dog, and 30.4% of households owns a cat. Animals are a big part of the American life, But there is a side of the story that we try to supress and forget exists. Animal cruelty is defined as the human infliction of suffering upon a non-human animal for reasons other than self defense or survival (Wikipedia) While there is a difference between punishing an animal for peeing on the floor to neglecting an animal to the point of starvation. There are many different issues under the broad topic of animal abuse. There are a couple different views on animal care, animal right and animal welfare, but what’s the difference? Animal rights are defined as “ animals deserve certain kinds of consideration— consideration of what is in their best interests, regardless of whether they are “cute,” useful to humans, or an endangered species and regardless of whether any human cares about them at all. It means recognizing that animals are not ours to use—for food, clothing, entertainment, or experimentation.” (PETA). While animal welfare is defined as “how an animal is coping with the conditions in which it lives. An animal is in a good state of welfare if (as indicated by scientific evidence) it is healthy, comfortable, well nourished, safe, able to express innate behavior, and if it is not suffering from unpleasant states such as pain, fear, and distress. Good animal

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