Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
2014
Abstract
Differences over what constitutes humaneness in the control of wildlife have traditionally presented a roadblock to understanding, not to mention agreement, between animal welfare and wildlife damage management professionals. Complaints that a proposed action or given program is not humane can refer to everything from specific techniques to broader administrative justifications. A number of concepts have been used to describe welfare standards and measurements, and different assessment metrics have been developed in attempts to bring objectivity to what might prove, in the end, to be an intractably subjective domain. Some of the most widely used and serviceable of the concepts intended to operationalize what humaneness is are described and reviewed here. The need for a more accepted and agreeable framework for humaneness is discussed, and designating “humane” as a keyword is proposed as one means by which that framework can better realized.
Recommended Citation
Hadidian, John; Unti, Bernard; and Griffin, John, "Measuring Humaneness: Can It Be Done, and What Does It Mean If It Can?" (2014). Humane Treatment of Animals Collection. 1.
https://www.wellbeingintlstudiesrepository.org/humtani/1
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Animal Studies Commons, Bioethics and Medical Ethics Commons, Nature and Society Relations Commons
Comments
26th VERTEBRATE PEST CONFERENCE March 3-6, 2014 Waikoloa, Hawaii, USA