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Chapter 21: THE ETHICAL TREATMENT OF ANIMALS
Answers to Review Questions
TRUE/FALSE
1. Today in the United States, only a small percentage of the people really
understand the raising of farm animals.
2. Most of the animals raised are produced on corporate-owned farms.
3. Pigs are unsociable animals and like to be separated from other pigs.
4. Most animals do better when raised with other animals of their own kind.
5. Animals that are kept in confinement can receive better care than animals that
roam free.
6. Animals under the care and protection of humans have no need for horns.
7. Castration keeps animals clean.
8. Hot-iron branding is used less now than in the past.
9. Animal-rights activists believe that killing an animal is just as wrong as killing a
human being.
10.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Animal welfare activists disagree with producers over what constitutes proper
2. Producers are in the business of raising animals for
3. Animals that are placed in crates a week before they give birth are
4. A process performed to help keep animals clean is
5. An issue of great concern for animal welfare activists is the use of animals for
6. Before any drug is tested on humans, it must first be tested on
7. Animals that live the best lives under the care of humans are called
8. An example of a disease that has almost been eradicated through the use of
research is
9. Organisms that cause stress and discomfort to animals and may even shorten their
lives are called
10. A procedure that makes animals more docile and less aggressive is
DISCUSSION
1. What are two ways of thinking concerning the well-being of animals?
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2. Why is it important that animals have pleasant surroundings?
3. Why is stress so detrimental to animals?
4. How do animals benefit from confinement?
5. What management practices do animal welfare activists disagree with?
6. How have scientists justified the use of animals for research?
7. Why do scientists have a more difficult time justifying the use of animals to test
cosmetic products?
8. What are the beliefs of animal rights activists?
9. Explain how deer are a good example of the human impact on controlling animal
10. based on?