(sufficient space and proper facilities).
Which would you like?
(ensuring conditions and treatment which avoid mental suffering). (sufficient space and proper facilities)
Some activists work to grant specific animals (like great apes or elephants) legal rights similar to humans to prevent arbitrary detention or harm. Where They Meet
Animal Welfare - WOAH - World Organisation for Animal Health Some activists work to grant specific animals (like
While Mary’s story involves both concepts, they represent different goals:
For the welfare advocate, progress is incremental: banning gestation crates for pigs is a win. For the rights advocate, that "win" legitimizes the system. It turns the public into "ethical" omnivores who feel good about eating bacon because the pig had a "happy life." It turns the public into "ethical" omnivores who
focused on the well-being of animals under human care, whereas animal rights is a philosophical and ethical stance advocating for the total abolition of animal use by humans. Animal Welfare: The Science of Care