Veterinary Health & Welfare Lecture 2

This set of flashcards is designed to help review key concepts and terms related to Veterinary Health and Welfare as covered in the lecture.

Five Freedoms

A set of standards that define ideal welfare states for animals: freedom from hunger and thirst, discomfort, pain, injury or disease, to express normal behaviour and freedom from fear and distress.

Animal Welfare Act 2006

A UK law that outlines the duty of care that animal owners must adhere to in order to prevent unnecessary suffering.

Cruelty

An offence under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 involving causing or allowing an animal to suffer unnecessarily. this offence occurs if you caused it or if you failed to take reasonable steps to prevent it from happening

Duty of Care

A legal responsibility under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 to ensure the animal's needs are met.

Sentience

The capacity of an animal to have feelings, including pain and pleasure, and implies a level of conscious awareness” - BVA

Codes of Practice

Guidelines recommended for acceptable welfare standards for different species, serving as evidence in welfare standards prosecution.

Euthanasia

The act of humanely killing an animal to relieve suffering or to prevent further pain and distress. The translation of the word is “Good Death”

Welfare Issues

Problems in animal welfare can arise from ill-treatment, neglect, failure to care for sick animals, poor management or husbandry, unnecessary mutilations and lack of skill/knowledge.

Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966

Regulates the practices of veterinary surgeons in the UK.

Assessment of Welfare

The evaluation of an animal's physical and mental well-being, often using models like the Five Domains.