Investigator responsibilities and animal welfare issues raised by hot branding of pinnipeds

Population Dynamics and Animal Welfare: Issues Raised by the Culling of Kangaroos in Puckapunyal

The culling of kangaroos at the Puckapunyal Army base (Australia) raises some intriguing ethical issues around animal welfare. After discussing the costs and benefits of the cull, this paper addresses the more general animal welfare issues related to population dynamics. Natural selection favours the maximization of the number of surviving offspring. This need not result in the maximization of ...

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Animal Health and Welfare Issues Facing Organic Production Systems

The demand for organically-grown produce is increasing worldwide, with one of the drivers being an expectation among consumers that animals have been farmed to a high standard of animal welfare. This review evaluates whether this expectation is in fact being met, by describing the current level of science-based knowledge of animal health and welfare in organic systems. The primary welfare risk ...

Castration in Cattle: Techniques and Animal Welfare Issues

Castration is deemed a necessary practice in U.S. cattle production systems. The procedure is primarily advocated to reduce damage to animals, humans, and facilities by decreasing aggressive male behavior. Castration is also advocated to improve carcass quality. Pointing to European practices, some have argued that castration is painful and would not be a necessary procedure in cattle productio...

Food safety and environmental issues in animal welfare.

Food safety, protection of the environment and animal welfare are three concerns consumers have about modern food production systems. Standards dealing with these three issues can be in conflict, and finding ways to reduce this conflict is essential as international standards governing animal welfare develop. These conflicts can be reduced if flexible animal welfare standards are animal-based a...