ANIMAL WELFARE ISSUES COMPENDIUM

A Critical Analysis
Animal Exhibits, Shows and Fairs
Responsible Care and Health Maintenance of Fish in
Commercial Aquaculture
Beef
Dairy
Equine Production and Performance
Fur Farming
Handling of Crippled and Nonambulatory Livestock
Hunting and Conservation Issues/Gamebird Shooting Preserves
Poultry
Rabbits
Sheep and Goats
Swine
Veal

There are many confusing nuances within the concepts of animal welfare, animal well-being, animal rights, and related terms. County and state Cooperative Extension personnel often are asked to comment or provide advice to clientele relative to a particular event or piece of information touching on animal welfare. To address the information requirements of county and state Extension personnel, we have enlisted the assistance of a number of authors and co-authors, as well as numerous reviewers to produce the 14 discussion papers in this compendium.

Authors were chosen for their expertise in commodity areas, and knowledge of animal welfare issues. We requested individuals from many points within the ideological spectrum of animal welfare/rights to review the papers.

Because of the controversial nature of this topic, and to ensure an adequate review of these papers, a double review was conducted. The authors retained the right to make final corrections and decisions regarding the content of their articles. Persons on the review committee were only responsible for review and editing the document. Their views were seriously considered but may or may not be reflected in the final document. The authors are responsible for the final product.

The papers are not intended to be all inclusive or the final word on these issues. Readers are encouraged to use the references provided with most papers as further resources, and to reach their own conclusion on these emotion laden and often difficult to understand issues. We hope these papers are of assistance in this process.

Facilitators for this series are: Richard D. Reynnells and Basil R. Eastwood, USDA/CSREES/PAPPP.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
 

The authors express appreciation for research funds administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture which partially supported the literature search and storage system for this paper.

ANIMAL WELFARE ISSUES COMPENDIUM

A COLLECTION OF 14 DISCUSSION PAPERS

September 1997

FACILITATED BY: RICHARD D. REYNNELLS
BASIL R. EASTWOOD
US Department of Agriculture
Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service
Plant and Animal Production, Protection and Processing

Last Modified: January 20, 1998