3T: Animal Protection, Animal Welfare, Animal Ethics

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Animals are held as pets in homes, displayed in zoos, raised and used for food production in farms and explored as experimental models in research institutions. Irrespective of the diverse applications, inquiries into their ethical treatment have become a matter of concern. The topical program "3T: Animal Protection, Animal Welfare and Animal Ethics" aims to develop policies taking into consideration its diversity and integrating relevant academic disciplines. Researchers with backgrounds in philosophy, biology, medicine, theology and related disciplines will collaborate. They will explore practical, organisational and institutional measures to describe adequate and appropriate means towards animal protection. One primary goal is the definition of measures to define animal wellbeing. Animal welfare should best be determined on the basis of defined contexts and depends on normative prerequisites. Animal ethics may be funded on transparency and evidence-based rules to animal handling. Taking into consideration principles such as satisfaction, comfort and happiness, the welfare of animals is promoted when put into practice. The topical program "3T" combines basic research with research practice and serves to interconnect subject-relevant research activities at the WWU. Ultimately the program intends to raise public sensitivity for animal protection via knowledge transfer.