Because the school’s computer is under maintenance, I can’t continue to use the school’s computer to make hair, so I plan to collect some materials that can support my design.
I found a public course on cats and dogs at the University of Edinburgh on Coursera. It talked a lot about the habits of cats and how to take care of cats well, which made me learn a lot. While half of it was about dogs, the cat content was very useful for my design, and I completed the entire course during this time. And there are many useful references in it, which I will also write in my thesis.
Although I have read detailed information both before and after raising a cat, in order to provide a very good life for my cat. But this one course still gave me a lot of inspiration. It also mentioned a lot that I hadn’t considered before.
The Five Freedoms outline five aspects of animal welfare under human control. They were developed in response to a 1965 UK Government report on livestock husbandry, and were formalised in 1979 press statement by the UK Farm Animal Welfare Council.The Five Freedoms have been adopted by professional groups including veterinarians,and organisations including the World Organisation for Animal Health, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals,and the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
The five freedoms as currently expressed are:
Freedom from hunger or thirst by ready access to fresh water and a diet to maintain full health and vigour
Freedom from discomfort by providing an appropriate environment including shelter and a comfortable resting area
Freedom from pain, injury or disease by prevention or rapid diagnosis and treatment
Freedom to express (most) normal behaviour by providing sufficient space, proper facilities and company of the animal’s own kind
Freedom from fear and distress by ensuring conditions and treatment which avoid mental suffering
History
Serpell (2013) Domestication and history of the cat. In: The Domestic Cat: The Biology of its Behaviour. Turner and Bateson (Ed), Cambridge, Cambridge University Press.
John W. S. Bradshaw, Rachel Casey, Sarah Brown (2012). Chapter 5: Communication, In: The Behaviour of the Domestic Cat, 2nd Edition, Wallingford, CABI
Halls, V. (2011). Cat Detective. United Kingdom: Transworld.
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