Journal
JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL & ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS
Volume 30, Issue 1, Pages 23-35Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10806-017-9650-2
Keywords
Animal welfare; Farm assurance schemes; Good Life; Life worth living; Labelling; Naturalness
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The Farm Animal Welfare Council's concept of a Good Life gives an idea of an animal's quality of life that is over and above that of a mere life worth living. The concept needs explanation and clarification, in order to be meaningful, particularly for consumers who purchase farm animal produce. The concept could allow assurance schemes to apply the label to assessments of both the potential of each method of production, conceptualised in ways expected to enhance consumers' engagement such as 'naturalness' and 'freedom'; and the concept of a life worth living as a safeguard threshold below which no animal's actual welfare should fall, based on each animal's overall affective states. This may provide a framework for development of the Good Life concept, within scientific and sociological fields, in order to allow reliable and influential use by assessors, consumers and retailers.
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