在支持猫监禁的论点中,称之为权衡权衡
Carmen Glanville1, Jordan O Hampton1,2, Peter Sandoe3
1Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia.
Animal welfare (South Mimms, England)
|October 29, 2025
概括
限制物猫 (Felis catus) 可能会保护野生动物,但会带来福利风险. 这种误导性叙述将健康与福利混为一谈,阻碍了保护工作和公众信任.
科学领域:
- 动物福利科学 动物福利科学
- 保护生物学 保护生物学
- 人与动物的互动
背景情况:
- 人们普遍声称,将物猫封闭是有利于野生动物和猫的福利.
- 这种说法往往将身体健康与更广泛的动物福利考虑混为一谈.
- 当代动物福利科学承认,关押是动物福利面临的重大风险.
研究的目的:
- 批判性地评估声称物猫的持续监禁对野生动物保护和猫的福利都有好处的说法.
- 在物猫管理的背景下,强调动物健康和动物福利之间的区别.
- 分析在物猫政策中推广虚假的双赢场景的负面后果.
主要方法:
- 文献审查和对现有权利要求和有关动物福利和保护的科学文献的批判性分析.
- 检查动物福利定义的历史背景.
- 论证综合证据关于猫监禁对福利的影响.
主要成果:
- 虽然养猫对野生动物的保护是有效的,但对猫来说,它带来了相当大的福利风险.
- 主流的叙述错误地将改善的身体健康与整体福利等同起来,忽视了行为和心理需求.
- 如果不承认保护和福利之间的权衡,就会破坏保护的有效性和公众的信任.
结论:
- 政策制定者必须认识到物猫管理中固有的权衡,避免误导性的双赢叙述.
- 解决关押的福利风险对于道德物所有权和有效的保护至关重要.
- 促进一个细微的理解,可能包括重新考虑猫的所有权,对于长期的生态和动物福利好处至关重要.
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