Updating Animal Welfare Thinking: Moving beyond the "Five Freedoms" towards "A Life Worth Living".

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Title

Updating Animal Welfare Thinking: Moving beyond the "Five Freedoms" towards "A Life Worth Living".

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Massey University

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Massey Research Online

Description

The Five Freedoms have had major impact on animal welfare thinking internationally. However, despite clear initial statements that the words 'freedom from' should indicate 'as free as possible from', the Freedoms have come to be represented as absolute or fundamental freedoms, even rights, by some animal advocate and other groups. Moreover, a marked increase in scientific understanding over the last two decades shows that the Freedoms do not capture the more nuanced knowledge of the biologica...

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Research paper

Research format

Journal article

Date created

14 March 2016

Creator

Mellor DJ

URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10179/9801

Related subjects

animal welfare management / barren environments / enrichment / five domains / five freedoms / lives worth living / negative experiences / positive experiences / quality of life / 0502 Environmental Science and Management / 0608 Zoology / 0702 Animal Production

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