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What is the current status of federal and state legislation related to welfare or rights of agricultural animals in the U.S.? |
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| | A) | There is very little legislation in place. |
| | B) | About one-fourth of the states have strong legislation in place for animal welfare and animal rights. |
| | C) | Few states have legislation in place, but the federal government has strict codes relative to animal rights. |
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Which philosophical debate strategy considers an action or a policy "justified in light of the sum of the consequences to all affected parties"? |
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| | A) | rights |
| | B) | moral intuition |
| | C) | moral absolutism |
| | D) | utilitarian |
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Who authored the book Animal Liberation, which laid the foundation for much of the debate on animal rights? |
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| | A) | Michael Fox |
| | B) | R.G. Frey |
| | C) | Tom Regan |
| | D) | Bernard Rollin |
| | E) | Peter Singer |
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In the U.S., most piglets are castrated within a few days of age. In England, what is the legal situation relative to piglet castration? |
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| | A) | It must occur by 7 days of age. |
| | B) | It cannot occur before 30 days of age. |
| | C) | It cannot occur until after 30 days of age. |
| | D) | It is banned. |
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Research has demonstrated that weaning of piglets at what ages will improve performance due to lessened respiratory disease exposure (as compared to traditional weaning systems)? |
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| | A) | 3 to 7 days |
| | B) | 12 to 16 days |
| | C) | 30 to 45 days |
| | D) | 60 to 75 days |
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Ethologists have been evaluating animal responses to environmental stimuli to develop "ranges of response" categories to assess stress. If an animal is in "range of basal regulation 0 (zero)" relative to its environment, what state of being is being expressed? |
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| | A) | in harmony |
| | B) | coping, with ease |
| | C) | coping, with difficulty |
| | D) | not able to cope |
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7 | |
The British Parliament constituted the first attempt at addressing animal "welfare" by establishing 5 freedoms. Those freedoms are "to be able without difficulty to turn around, get up, lie down, and what other two freedoms"? |
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| | A) | mate and run |
| | B) | stretch its limbs and groom itself |
| | C) | see daylight and graze |
| | D) | touch the earth and other animals |
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In general, when distinguishing between animal welfarists and animal rightists, the rightists endeavor to give animals both legal and moral rights equivalent to humans whereas welfarists do not. |
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| | A) | TRUE |
| | B) | FALSE |
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9 | |
Legislation in some European countries has outlawed some production systems, such as crates for farrowing sows or raising veal. |
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| | A) | TRUE |
| | B) | FALSE |
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Animal production systems adopted by farmers tend to reflect a compromise between animal state of being and economics of production. |
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| | A) | TRUE |
| | B) | FALSE |
2003 McGraw-Hill Higher Education