Understanding Animal Welfare Report – UNITED NATIONS

February 27, 2012

Food & Agriculture Organisation of The United Nations – 18 February 2012

In debates about the welfare of animals, different people have tended to emphasize different concerns. Some emphasize the basic health and functioning of animals, especially freedom from disease and injury. Others emphasize the “affective states” of animals – states like pain, distress and pleasure that are experienced as positive or negative. Read More