Stockpeople and Animal Welfare: Compatibilities, Contradictions, and Unresolved Ethical Dilemmas

Losada-Espinosa, N. ; Miranda-De la Lama, G.C. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Estévez-Moreno, L.X. (Universidad de Zaragoza)

Resumen: The cornerstone of any system of livestock production is the stockpeople responsible for the welfare and productivity of the animals they work with. Nevertheless, it has been suggested that the industrialization of livestock production is breaking down the traditional relationship between stockpeople and their animals. Commercial livestock production creates a situation of structurally induced ambivalence for those working in these contexts. Besides, the scientific literature on stockpeople is limited, dispersed and specially focused on animals. Whereby, a review of current knowledge about the compatibilities, contradictions, and unresolved ethical dilemmas faced by stockpeople in their daily work and their implications on farm animals’ welfare was carried out. The topics reviewed included: (a) Attitudes and personality; (b) Empathy towards animals; (c) Workplace well-being; (d) One-health issues; and (e) Sustainability challenges. Understanding the stockpeople emotional relationship with animals, gender, ethnicity, occupational roles, educational backgrounds, culture, and generational differences can be valuable for technicians, advisors, scientists, consultants, and owners when developing training for sustainability programs.

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.1007/s10806-019-09813-z

Año: 2020

Publicado en: JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL & ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS 33, 1 (2020), 71-92
ISSN: 1187-7863

Factor impacto JCR: 1.727 (2020)

Categ. JCR: HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE rank: 10 / 63 = 0.159 (2020) - Q1 - T1
Categ. JCR: ETHICS rank: 28 / 56 = 0.5 (2020) - Q2 - T2
Categ. JCR: AGRICULTURE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY rank: 24 / 57 = 0.421 (2020) - Q2 - T2
Categ. JCR: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES rank: 225 / 273 = 0.824 (2020) - Q4 - T3

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 0.441 - Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous) (Q1) - History (Q1) - Environmental Science (miscellaneous) (Q1) - Environmental Chemistry (Q1)

Tipo y forma: Review (Published version)

Área (Departamento): Área Producción Animal (Dpto. Produc.Animal Cienc.Ali.)