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Animal welfare is a science-based approach focused on the well-being of the animal. It operates under the premise that it is acceptable for humans to use animals for food, research, and companionship, provided that the animals are treated humanely and their physical and mental needs are met.

Whether you are fighting for a larger cage or for no cage at all, you are part of the greatest moral expansion in human history: the slow, reluctant realization that the creatures sharing our planet are not property, but persons in waiting. Bestiality -27-

You should support legislation like Proposition 12 (which bans extreme confinement). You should pay more for pasture-raised products. You should advocate for stunning protocols in fisheries. You are making death less cruel. Animal welfare is a science-based approach focused on

The most prominent voice here is philosopher Tom Regan (author of The Case for Animal Rights ). Regan argued that animals are "subjects-of-a-life." They have beliefs, desires, memory, and a sense of the future. Therefore, they cannot be treated as a means to an end (food, coat, test subject). You should support legislation like Proposition 12 (which