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  • Agricultural Ethics
  • Veterinary Pharmacology

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  • Billions of animals face deplorable conditions in modern factory farms.
  • Despite efforts, the number of factory-farmed animals continues to rise globally.
  • Existing welfare improvements have not adequately addressed the scale of suffering.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To draw parallels between factory-farmed animals and palliative care patients.
  • To propose a radical approach for mitigating animal suffering in factory farms.
  • To investigate the ethical considerations of using pharmacological interventions for animal wellbeing.

Main Methods:

  • Comparative analysis of suffering and life expectancy in factory-farmed animals and palliative patients.
  • Ethical framework discussion on prioritizing experiential wellbeing over drug-dependence avoidance.
  • Exploration of potential pharmacological interventions for pain and distress alleviation.

Main Results:

  • The conditions and suffering of many factory-farmed animals are comparable to those of palliative care patients.
  • A paradigm shift in animal care, focusing on wellbeing, is ethically justifiable.
  • Pharmacological interventions offer a potential, albeit radical, solution to reduce acute suffering.

Conclusions:

  • The ethical similarities between factory-farmed animals and palliative patients warrant novel welfare strategies.
  • Administering pain and distress-alleviating drugs could significantly improve the lives of factory-farmed animals.
  • Prioritizing animal experiential wellbeing through pharmacological support presents a viable, though controversial, ethical option.