Animal Welfare in Contemporary Europe and ChinaPOLS 3620, contemporary Europe and Asia17th. Nov.200906050123 Ding Zhuying06011276 Yip Siu Fung
Content
• Definition of Animal Welfare• Legal tradition of Animal Welfare in Europe and China• Public Awareness of Animal Welfare in Europe and Chi
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What is Animal Welfare• Animals are sentient• ethical responsibility of ensuring animal well-being• allow animals experience good health, • cope with their environment, • express a diversity of species-typical behaviors • avoid of abuse and exploitation
• IMPORTANT: morally acceptable to use , as long as
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Legal Tradition of Animal Welfare--Western Europe
19th century• In 1822, the world's first the world's first
major piece of animal major piece of animal protection legislationprotection legislation was initiated by Richard Martin.
• most of northern Europe, Britain had assumed the responsibility
20th century• state has assumed the role of adm
inistrating animal protection • In 1967, Farm Animal Welfare
Advisory Committee in UK contributed the FIVE FREEDOM, which is regarded as the basis of Animal Welfare
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Five Freedom
• Freedom from thirst and hunger
• Freedom from discomfort • Freedom from pain, injury,
and disease • Freedom to express
normal behavior • Freedom from fear and
distress
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Legal Tradition of Animal Welfare--Western Europe
21th century• in Germany has been a "STATE
OBJECTIVE"• European level legislation: farme
d animals, wild animals, companion animals, animal in sports, entertainment and exhibition, animal experimentation
• Far from completion• Europe-wide ban on the use of a
nimals to test cosmetic products enacted only in 2009
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Legal Tradition of Animal Welfare--China and Hong Kong
• China• Protection for
endangered species, regulations on animal testing in laboratory
• First draft of the law on general protection of animals came in June 2009. Exact timing of the launch of this law remains unclear
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Legal Tradition of Animal Welfare--China and Hong Kong
• Hong Kong• Prevention of cruelty
to animals ordinance since 1935
• Governmental organization: Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department
• Under which the Advisory Group on animal welfare
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Public Awareness of Animal Welfare--Western Europe• non-governmental organizations in Europe responsible for the promotio
n of animal welfare • education of the public, offering expertise, to bringing attention to issue
s ignored by the states • 1824, world’s first animal welfare organization Royal Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in UK
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Public Awareness of Animal Welfare--Western Europe
• Campaign against Puppy trafficking
• Puppies are bred in large numbers for profit
• Little regard for animal welfare.
• Many fall sick, and some die.
• Improve welfare of pigs• clear and consistent labeling on
pork products • a better law to protect pig welfare
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Animal Welfare Organizations in China and Hong Kong
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Public Awareness of Animal Welfare-- China and Hong Kong
• Many abuse cases in China
• Hurt the animals for different reasons, like for profit, for own enjoyment
• Human Rights vs Animal Rights
• Hot discussions and debates over the internet
• Better legislations and education in Hong Kong
• Standard far behind Europe
• Many non-governmental organizations help on the promotion of the concept of animal welfare
• Still there are a few of abuse cases
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References:
• Wilkins, David B. , Animal welfare in Europe : European legislation and concerns, London ; Boston : Kluwer Law International, 1997
• Stone, Lora, The Ideology of Progress, World Culture, and Animal Protection, Lanham, University Press of America, 2007
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