Animal welfare ethics

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-001692",
  "term": "Animal welfare ethics",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Animal Welfare Ethics",
  "definition": "The ethical obligation to protect and promote animal welfare in research. Factors affecting animal welfare include: food, water, housing, climate, mental stimulation, and freedom from pain, suffering, disease, and disability.",
  "subject": "Research",
  "references": [
    "Adapted from NIH National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Glossary of Commonly Used Terms in Research Ethics"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/animal-welfare-ethics/"
}