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#81 – Cynthia Schuck on Quantifying Animal Welfare
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Quantifying Animal Welfare: A Multi-Species Approach
This chapter examines the complexities of assessing animal welfare, particularly focusing on farmed species, and introduces a novel method for quantifying welfare burdens. It critiques existing welfare assessment models for their limitations in comparing different species and farming practices while proposing a common metric to measure welfare impacts. The discussion highlights the intricacies of evaluating pain experiences in animals, using specific examples like layer hens and the concept of a 'pain track' to systematically categorize and quantify their suffering.
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