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Global protein demand is rising, but traditional farming is unsustainable. Insect farming offers a solution, yet insect welfare requires urgent ethical and scientific consideration.

Keywords:
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Area of Science:

  • Agricultural Science
  • Animal Welfare
  • Ethical Considerations

Background:

  • Growing global population and malnutrition necessitate alternative protein sources.
  • Traditional livestock farming faces limitations due to space and environmental impact.
  • Insects (minilivestock) are emerging as a sustainable protein alternative, particularly in the Neotropics.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To highlight the discrepancy between the rise of insect farming and the lack of animal welfare regulations for insects.
  • To review emerging research on insect sentience, emotions, and pain perception.
  • To identify critical areas for future research and discuss regulatory implications.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of existing research on insect cognition and welfare.
  • Analysis of current animal welfare legislation and its applicability to invertebrates.
  • Identification of empirical and ethical questions for urgent consideration.

Main Results:

  • Evidence suggests insects possess "personalities" and may experience affective states akin to emotions and pain.
  • Current animal welfare regulations primarily cover vertebrates, excluding farmed insects.
  • Insect farming expansion raises significant ethical questions regarding invertebrate welfare.

Conclusions:

  • Urgent development of empirical and ethical frameworks is needed for insect welfare.
  • Regulation of insect farming requires careful consideration of benefits and potential costs.
  • Addressing insect welfare is crucial as global insect farming scales up.