During a workshop at the London International Development Centre on 12 June 2009, Michael Appleby argued that animal welfare matters: to animals, to people and to the environment.
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Editor's Notes
The stakes have got higher Is talking about animal welfare “fiddling while Rome burns” – or, even worse, “fiddling while the world burns”? No
Management affects welfare (trivially) Management affects major problems and solutions Focusing on the animal at the centre of the issue – taking a biological/ecological approach to agriculture (and management of other animals) – increases the chance both of solutions and of improving welfare. There are counterexamples (e.g. slow growing breeds probably positive for welfare, negative for energy use) but strong positive examples (e.g. grazing and carbon sequestration vs. intensive housing) and I argue that on balance this increased emphasis on animals will be positive for welfare – and similarly that an increased emphasis on animal welfare will be positive for solutions
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