Transcript Animal Roles - New Mexico State University

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Agriculture, Food, and Natural
Resource Standards Addressed
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AS.02.01. Demonstrate
management techniques that
ensure animal welfare.
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AS.02.01.01.a. Explain the implications
of animal welfare and animal rights for
animal systems.
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Animal Roles
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Food & Clothing
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Sports & Recreation
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Leather, meat, fur, hair
Hunting, racing, showing, riding
Service & Protection
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Therapy, search and rescue, drug/bomb
detection, attack, guard, guide and aide, seizure
detection, herding, water rescue
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Animal Rights vs. Animal Welfare
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Rights
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Using animals for human purposes is ethically and
morally wrong. Animal Rightists believe that animals
should not be used for food, clothing, recreation,
research, or to harvest medicinal organs and fluid
factors. They believe that animals should have the
same rights as humans and that humans should care
for and protect animals.
Welfare
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Animals should be treated in a humane manner and
provided with adequate housing, nutrition, disease
prevention, and humane treatment and handling.
People in favor of animal welfare believe that animals
can be used for food and for research when no other
alternatives exist.
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Welfare Timeline
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1641 – “The Body of
Liberties” legal code passed
by the Massachusetts Bay
Colony
1828 – First anti-cruelty law
passed by New York
legislature
1866 – American Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals (ASPCA) was formed
1867 – Henry Bergh drafted
“An Act for More Effectual
Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals
1906 – “The Animal
Transportation Act” was
passed
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1958 – “The Humane
Slaughter Act” was passed
1964 – Ruth Harrison wrote
“Animal Machines: The New
Factory Farming Industry”
1966 – “Laboratory Animal
Welfare Act” (AWA) passed
1970 – AWA was amended
1970 – “The Horse Protection
Act” passed
early 1970’s – modern
animal rights movement
began
1972 – “Marine Mammal
Protection Act” was passed
1973 – “Endangered Species
Act” was passed
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Welfare Timeline Continued
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1975 – Peter Singer writes
“animal Liberation”
1976 – Horse Protection Act
was amended
1985 – “Improved Standards
for Laboratory Animals Act”
was passed
1986 – Animal Liberation
Front (ALF) destroys labs at
Oregon State University
1989 – “The Farm Animal
and Research Facilities
Protection Act” was
introduced
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1990 – “Food, Agriculture,
Conservation and Trade Act”
was passed
1990 – “March for the
Animals” in Washington D.C.
1992 – “The Animal
Enterprise Protection Act”
was passed
1999 – “Federal Law
Enforcement Animal
Protection Act” was passed
2002 – AWA amended
2002 – “Animal Fighting
Enforcement Act” introduced
2002 – “Captive Wildlife
Safety Act” introduced
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