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Animal welfare is the viewpoint that animals, especially those under human care, should not suffer unnecessarily, including where the animals are used for food, work, companionship, or research. This position usually focuses on the morality of human action (or inaction), as opposed to making deeper political or philosophical claims about the status of animals, as is the case for an animal rights viewpoint. For this reason animal welfare organizations may use the word humane in their title or position statements.
History of animal welfare
Systematic concern for the well-being of other animals probably first arose as a system of thought in the Indus Valley Civilization as the religious belief that ancestors return in animal form, and that animals must therefore be treated with the respect due to a human. This belief is exemplified in the existing religion, Jainism, and in varieties of other Dharmic religions. Other religions, especially those with roots in the Abrahamic religion, treat animals as the property of their owners, codifying rules for their care and slaughter premised mainly on hygiene concerns for humans.
Welfare in practice
As in the case of animal rights, the secular forms taken by animal welfare concerns, policies and action have each been pioneered in the UK, where an early industrial revolution first created the modern separation between popular experience and animal husbandry, opening a space for popular sentimentality towards animals. More on [ Animal welfare ]
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Animal Welfare Institute - Non-profit charitable organization founded in 1951 to reduce the sum total of pain and fear inflicted on animals by humans. Site includes information about programs, publications, and news.
Animals Without Frontiers - International animal and nature organization. News, petitions, campaigns, and an Internet based animal identification system.
Born Free - International wildlife charity working to prevent cruelty and alleviate suffering. News, educational materials, photos, FAQ, and information about ways for individuals to become involved.
Meta Description: [ Born Free Foundation - animal welfare and conservation charity internationally conserving endangered species and protecting wildlife habitat. ]
Care For The Wild - International wildlife charity dedicated to protecting animals from cruelty and exploitation. Includes fact sheets, news, information about current projects, and an online shop.
Companion Animal Welfare Council - Conducts and publishes independent research and studies studies into the welfare, care, and treatment of companion animals and their role within society.
Humane Society and Animal Welfare Ring - Links to animal shelters, humane societies, rescue and animal welfare organizations.
Meta Description: [ The Humane Society and Animal Welfare Ring links the
homepages of animal shelters, humane societies, rescue
organizations and animal welfare organizations from
around the U.S. and the world.
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United Animal Nations - A national non-profit animal advocacy organization whose mission is to protect animals in danger or need and to focus global attention on their plight to create a more humane world.
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