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Choice, control, and animal welfare: definitions and essential inquiries to advance animal welfare science
The ways in which humans can support good welfare for animals in their care is an ongoing subject of debate: some place emphasis on the animals’ physical health; others, on animals’ ability to live “natural lives”; and others on animals’ affective states or psychological wellbeing. Recently, there h...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10433213/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37601746 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2023.1250251 |
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description | The ways in which humans can support good welfare for animals in their care is an ongoing subject of debate: some place emphasis on the animals’ physical health; others, on animals’ ability to live “natural lives”; and others on animals’ affective states or psychological wellbeing. Recently, there has been an increase in interest in how an animal’s ability to exercise control over its environment could impact their welfare. In this article, we take the stance that the relevant aspects of the first two concepts of animal welfare (physical health, natural lives) are largely addressed when an animal’s psychological wellbeing is prioritized. Through that lens, we review the current state of the literature regarding the psychology of control, and the intersection between choice, control, and welfare. We clarify terms to support future work, and propose future directions that could lead to a better understanding of the psychological benefits of choice and control and ultimately inform animal care decisions. |
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spelling | pubmed-104332132023-08-18 Choice, control, and animal welfare: definitions and essential inquiries to advance animal welfare science Englund, Maisy D. Cronin, Katherine A. Front Vet Sci Veterinary Science The ways in which humans can support good welfare for animals in their care is an ongoing subject of debate: some place emphasis on the animals’ physical health; others, on animals’ ability to live “natural lives”; and others on animals’ affective states or psychological wellbeing. Recently, there has been an increase in interest in how an animal’s ability to exercise control over its environment could impact their welfare. In this article, we take the stance that the relevant aspects of the first two concepts of animal welfare (physical health, natural lives) are largely addressed when an animal’s psychological wellbeing is prioritized. Through that lens, we review the current state of the literature regarding the psychology of control, and the intersection between choice, control, and welfare. We clarify terms to support future work, and propose future directions that could lead to a better understanding of the psychological benefits of choice and control and ultimately inform animal care decisions. Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-08-02 /pmc/articles/PMC10433213/ /pubmed/37601746 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2023.1250251 Text en Copyright © 2023 Englund and Cronin. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
spellingShingle | Veterinary Science Englund, Maisy D. Cronin, Katherine A. Choice, control, and animal welfare: definitions and essential inquiries to advance animal welfare science |
title | Choice, control, and animal welfare: definitions and essential inquiries to advance animal welfare science |
title_full | Choice, control, and animal welfare: definitions and essential inquiries to advance animal welfare science |
title_fullStr | Choice, control, and animal welfare: definitions and essential inquiries to advance animal welfare science |
title_full_unstemmed | Choice, control, and animal welfare: definitions and essential inquiries to advance animal welfare science |
title_short | Choice, control, and animal welfare: definitions and essential inquiries to advance animal welfare science |
title_sort | choice, control, and animal welfare: definitions and essential inquiries to advance animal welfare science |
topic | Veterinary Science |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10433213/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37601746 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2023.1250251 |
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