LPRO- 02206 Animal Welfare and Ethics 2(2-0)

Department of Livestock Management

University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Ravi Campus Pattoki, Pakistan

Terms related to animal

welfare
By: Nasir Ali (Lecturer)
Department of Livestock Management
University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Ravi Campus Pattoki,
Pakistan
Hazard

Hazard is any source of potential damage, harm or adverse

health effects on something or someone. Basically, a

hazard is the potential for harm or an adverse effect (for

example, to people as health effects, to organizations as

property or equipment losses, or to the environment).

 Disaster
• A disaster is defined as a "sudden or great misfortune" or
simply "any unfortunate event." More precisely, a disaster
is "an event whose timing is unexpected and whose
consequences are seriously destructive." These definitions
identify an event that includes three elements:

• Suddenness

• Unexpectedness

• Significant destruction and/or adverse consequences

Tragedy
The definition of the Tragedy of the Commons
is an economic and environmental science problem
where individuals have access to a shared
resource and act in their own interest, at the
expense of other individuals. This can result in
overconsumption, underinvestment, and depletion
of resources.
Ethics
Ethics is a set of moral obligations that define

right and wrong in our practices and decisions.

Many professions have a formalized system of

ethical practices that help guide professionals in

the field
Animal welfare

The term animal welfare is commonly used to describe

both a branch of science and to describe a concept. As a

science, it involves a measurable state in an animal

and is often related to the adequacy of an animal's

ability to cope with its environment.