Animal welfare: Methods to improve policy and practice
成果类型：
Editorial Material
署名作者：
Budolfson, Mark; Fischer, Bob; Scovronick, Noah
署名单位：
Rutgers University System; Rutgers University New Brunswick; Rutgers University System; Rutgers University New Brunswick; University of Texas System; University of Texas Austin; Texas State University System; Texas State University San Marcos; Emory University; Rollins School Public Health
刊物名称：
SCIENCE
ISSN/ISSBN：
0036-8606
DOI：
10.1126/science.adi0121
发表日期：
2023-07-07
页码：
32-34
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摘要：
New methods are emerging to quantify human and animal welfare on a common scale, creating new tools for policy There is growing international consensus that animal welfare is a crucial consideration in policy analysis, affecting domains ranging from food systems to biomedical research. Concern for animal welfare also features in many government regulations, certification programs, and institutional ethics codes across the globe and is central to many philanthropic and values-based investment decisions. However, although there are well-developed quantitative tools for incorporating human welfare into policy analysis, comparable tools for animal welfare are in their earliest stages. Without them, it is impossible to assess the net welfare impacts of a policy on humans and nonhumans alike on a common scale, which is crucial for making informed and transparent trade-offs (1). In practice, then, animal welfare is often ignored. Given that animal welfare matters in many cases, there is an urgent need for best-practice methods for integrating animal welfare into decision analyses.