Why Animal Welfare Is Not Biodiversity, Ecosystem Services, or Human Welfare: Toward a More Complete Assessment of Climate Impacts

McShane, Katie

doi:10.7202/1055117ar

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“…", suggested that there is no moral justification to ignore the suffering of an animal, and that this suffering should therefore enter into utilitarian calculation More generally, the ability to experience positive or negative states, such as happiness and suffering, is viewed as a fundamental criterion for moral consideration. This view is consistent with the conclusion of a large body of modern philosophers, regardless of their tradition, who have expressed an opinion on this matter (Carlier and Treich, 2020;McShane, 2018;Sebo, 2021). To describe this ability, a key word nowadays is "sentience".…”

Section: The Problemsupporting

confidence: 86%

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The Dasgupta Review and the Problem of Anthropocentrism

Treich

2022

Environ Resource Econ

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As is customary in economics, the Dasgupta Review on the economics of biodiversity adopts an anthropocentric approach: that is, among the millions of species on Earth, the Review accords a moral value to only one species; ours. Building on the literature in ethics, I explain why it is morally problematic to assume that other species -at least, sentient animals -only have an instrumental value for humans. The Review defends its approach, but I advance counter arguments. I highlight that preserving the diversity of life in ecosystems is not the same as taking care of the wellbeing of sentient species living in those ecosystems. Some biodiversity policies, such as protecting the blue whale or reducing meat consumption, largely satisfy both anthropocentric and non-anthropocentric objectives. Other policies, such as the reintroduction of wolves or the eradication of invasive species, induce conflicts between these objectives. I finally discuss why the anthropocentric view remains prevalent in the research on biodiversity and present some potential non-anthropocentric research directions

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Section: The Problemsupporting

confidence: 86%

“…In particular, an important issue concerns our moral responsibility. Some would believe, for instance, that it is not our moral responsibility to protect wild animals, so that it is questionable to think that their welfare is our responsibility when designing a biodiversity policy (McShane, 2018).…”

Section: Normative Issuesmentioning

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The Dasgupta Review and the Problem of Anthropocentrism

Treich

2022

Environ Resource Econ

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“…Indeed, such impacts raise considerable ethical and justicerelated considerations concerning the welfare of both the people who raise livestock and the animals themselves. 36 Such considerations need to play an increasing part in policy decisions about how to address the challenges of climate change adaptation, 37 particularly related to heat stress and the welfare of people and animals.…”

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Impacts of heat stress on global cattle production during the 21st century: a modelling study

Thornton

Nelson

Mayberry

et al. 2022

The Lancet Planetary Health

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“…While previous research has found associations between lifetime classic psychedelic use and nature-relatedness, this study explored the associations between lifetime classic psychedelic use, ego dissolution during respondents' most intense experience using a classic psychedelic, and attitudes toward animals. Results suggest that classic psychedelic use and ego dissolution may facilitate a shift in human-animal relations toward less anthropocentric frameworks that acknowledge human-animal-environmental interconnectedness and enable more-than-human solidarity, which may subsequently lead to an increase in pro-environmental and sustainable attitudes and behaviors [35,36,[70][71][72]. More research is needed to better understand if, for whom, and under what circumstances classic psychedelic use might alter human-animal relations.…”

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Classic Psychedelics and Human–Animal Relations

Pöllänen

Osika

Stenfors

et al. 2022

IJERPH

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Previous research has found associations between classic psychedelic use and nature-relatedness, but the link between classic psychedelic use and human–animal relations remains largely unexplored. Using data representative of the US adult population, with regard to age, sex and ethnicity (N = 2822), this pre-registered study assessed lifetime classic psychedelic use, ego dissolution during respondents’ most intense experience using a classic psychedelic, and three measures related to human–animal relations: speciesism, animal solidarity and desire to help animals. The results showed that lifetime classic psychedelic use was negatively associated with speciesism (β = −0.07, p = 0.002), and positively associated with animal solidarity (β = 0.04, p = 0.041), but no association was found with desire to help animals (β = 0.01, p = 0.542). Ego dissolution during the respondents’ most intense experience using a classic psychedelic was negatively associated with speciesism (β = −0.17, p < 0.001), and positively associated with animal solidarity (β = 0.18, p < 0.001) and desire to help animals (β = 0.10, p = 0.007). The findings indicate that classic psychedelics and ego dissolution may have an impact on human–animal relations. As these results cannot demonstrate causality, however, future studies should use longitudinal research designs to further explore the potential causal link between classic psychedelic use and human–animal relations.

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Why Animal Welfare Is Not Biodiversity, Ecosystem Services, or Human Welfare: Toward a More Complete Assessment of Climate Impacts

Cited by 10 publications

References 40 publications

The Dasgupta Review and the Problem of Anthropocentrism

The Dasgupta Review and the Problem of Anthropocentrism

Impacts of heat stress on global cattle production during the 21st century: a modelling study

Classic Psychedelics and Human–Animal Relations

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