Description
Subject area - animal welfare and the human-animal bond.
Anthropomorphism is increasingly common in how our society views and treats our companion animals. This presentation will describe what anthropomorphism is, whether it is good or bad in terms of animal welfare, the aspects of animal welfare most affected by it including meeting different species’ welfare needs, advertising and social media and selective breeding.
Learning Objectives
- To understand what anthropomorphism is
- To understand what the positive effects of anthropomorphism can be on companion animals
- To understand what the negative effects of anthropomorphism can be on companion animals
- To recognise the animal welfare impact of the use of anthropomorphism in social media, advertising and marketing
- To recognise the animal welfare impact of anthropomorphism in selective breeding