1. Animal Rights and Animal Welfare
Animal Science
Bruce High School

2. Vick’s Jury?!?

3. Huh… What is the difference between animal rights and animal welfare?
Write your own definitions/what you think you know…on a sheet of scratch paper…
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4. Animal Welfare The belief that animal should be treated humanely.
Includes Proper…
Housing
Nutrition
Disease prevention
Care
Handling
euthanasia

5. Animal Welfare Activists…
Animals CAN be used for human purposes, but they must be treated so discomfort is minimal.

6. Animal Rights The belief that animals should NOT be exploited.
Animals should NOT be used for…
Food
Clothing
Entertainment (zoos, rodeos, etc)
Medical research
pets
LET ME OUTTA HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERE!

7. Animal Rights Activists…
It is ethically and morally wrong to use an animal for any purpose.

8. What is an activist organization?
An organized group of people with strong beliefs and convictions, that fights for a cause.
Approaches:
Demonstrations
Target marketing
Word of mouth

9. What is an activist organization?
Examples….
Beauty Without Cruelty U.S.A.
Bay Area Voice for Animals
People for the Ethical
Treatment of Animals (PETA)

10. Not me…
So you think you may not really have any connections with animals rights or animal welfare…
The next page contains a short list of just SOME of the ways that people are directly connected to this topic…

11. Not me… yeah right… AG TEACHER FFA MEMBER Ag Sales Ag Researcher
Cattle Rancher
Small Animal Caregiver
Cowboy
Deer Hunter
Pet Owner
Turkey Farmer
Horse Trainer
Fair Exhibitor
Fur Farmer
Trapper
Fisherman
Dog Breeder
Veterinarian
Zoo Caretaker
AG TEACHER
FFA MEMBER