Category: Animal Welfare

Eating animal meat – it all includes sea and land animals – is bad as it raises concern in three major aspects: the animal welfare, health consideration, and the environmental impact of meat production. “Eating animal is like eating a friend”. For Leo Tolstoy, one of the greatest author of all time, a human can…

Ethics is a term used to describe what is either right or wrong. It is sometimes referred to as moral philosophy. It is a branch of philosophy that is concerned with concepts such as right, wrong, bad, noble, ignoble, and good. Ethics is divided into meta-ethics, normative ethics, moral ethics, and applied ethics. Ethics plays…

The article, “Ethical Issues of Technologies Used for Animal Breeding,” by Jac. Swart, covers various ethical considerations surrounding new technological advancements in animal breeding. Throughout the article, Swart delineates vital topics such as animal ethics, utilitarianism, animal rights considerations, biocentric considerations and environmental ethics. The article discusses whether technological advancements break certain moral codes, and…

Only 70% of animal testing stay true when made contact with humans according to crueltyfreeinternational.org which means there is still a 30% chance of you getting a reaction. Animal testing is not a correct or accurate way for telling if a product is harmful. Human skin and animal skin are very different if you test…

According to the laws of most nations, animals are covered under property rights. That means the value of their life is dependent upon market forces and demand. If something happens to a pet, unless there is cruelty in the actions taken, the responsibility involves replacing the “property” of that pet instead of addressing a fundamental…

Animal welfare refers to the physical and social well-being of animals or rather the concern for animals. Animal welfare movement is a movement that began in the mid 19th century with a primary goal of protecting and improving the treatment of animals that are used by human beings. Just like humans, animals feel pain, hunger,…

In most western countries the demand for organic food is rising (Kearney, 2010). This trend seems to be driven by consumers’ beliefs on health, animal welfare, environmental impact and their surroundings. In west European countries the percentage of the organic agricultural land is higher than in Balkan countries (See Figure 1; Willer & Lernoud, 2017).…

Taronga Zoo is the largest zoo in Sydney and is arguably one of the most visited zoos in Australia. It has a variety of different animals across the world. It has an area of approximately 30 hectares and is located on the magnificent Sydney Harbour. Getting 1.5 million visitors a year, there are a lot…