Animal welfare and ethics

This session builds on learners’ knowledge of the five welfare needs of cats within Cats Protection. We encourage learners to explore their own personal views through discussions on biases and ethical perspectives.

The session also details how Cats Protection works to improve cat welfare internally through the use of animal welfare policies and procedures, as well as by being a voice for cats in our cat welfare advocacy work.

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  • Welfare definitions
  • Biases, speciesism and anthropomorphism
  • Ethical perspectives – animal rights, utilitarianism and relational views
  • Advocacy at Cats Protection
  • Policies and procedures and their role in animal welfare organisations

Level 1

  • Assist with the care of animals

Level 2

  • Understand the principles and practices of animal establishments

Level 3

  • Animal welfare and ethics
  • Animals in boarding establishments

Level 4

  • Animal health and welfare
  • Ethics and consultation

Level 1 

  • Animals in the wild and in society
  • Assist with maintaining the health and wellbeing of animals
  • Safe and effective working practices in land-based industries

Level 2

  • Understand the principles and practices of animal establishments

Level 3

  • Manage animal accommodation
  • Undertake kennel and cattery management
  • Animal welfare
  • Animal care ethics
  • Specialist animal care – small mammals

Other sessions

 
Careers session
Health and disease session
Feline behaviour session
Human-animal interaction and training

What learners have taken away from this session

I know more about the welfare of animals. It was a great lesson overall it was interesting and entertaining.
I'd never heard of the word anthropomorphism – it's a great word. Really interesting session thank you.
I learned more about Cats Protection’s viewpoints and things they advocate for (such as the compulsory microchipping). I found the whole session interesting and enjoyable, thank you!
The name for the greatest good for the greatest number (utilitarianism).
I found out that there are lots of different policies and procedures at Cats Protection.