How Is Animal Welfare Safeguarded

Introduction The topic of animal welfare has been debated by a large number of individuals. Majority provide a clear explanation that people are less careful with how they treat animals, especially when these animals are not pets for personal purposes. Pets are treated with great care by the individuals who own them. This is not the case for the animals that are confined together in a certain area, and those who capture them have different intentions that are not sentimental. Due to the clear understanding of this aspect, almost all places where animals are held in large numbers are bound by certain animal welfare rules which they need to adhere to. These are places like laboratories where experiments are carried out with animals and zoos
The author clearly requires the reader to assess and provide a clear explanation and response to the assessment of whether animals in a zoo completely have their welfare safeguarded, despite the reports of welfare that the zoo keepers provide. Through the article, the author simply insinuates that the criteria used to assess these animal's welfare is insufficient, and thus for that reason, individuals cannot in any way determine whether their welfare is upheld or not. To clearly understand these aspects, the first aspect that the article focuses on is the physical wellness of the animals in a zoo. An animal in a Zoo, to begin with, is provided with most of the requirements that zoo keepers think it needs and additionally provided with medical care in case of any form of illness. Unlike animals in the forest, however, this animal is restricted. It cannot move around freely like other animals in the forest. Any animal that is physically unfit and not meant to remain confined in an enclosed area cannot, therefore, be free. Like Dita claims, some animals also physically harm themselves when they are enclosed in a certain area. At the same time, it is completely difficult for a zoo keeper to determine when an animal is really in pain and when it is not. This is simply because unlike people, animals do not regularly cry or verbally express their feelings
The zoo, being one of the main facilities where animals are confined should be extra careful. Currently, Zoos utilize an insufficient criterion to assess the welfare of animals confined within them. The article, "Zoo Animal Welfare" by Dita clarified this issue with the assessment of how zoos assess animal welfare and also propose additional factors that should be included in the criterion. I completely agree with all the factors that the article argues should be included in the criterion, except the factor of freedom and choice since meeting the requirements of this factor would simply require releasing the animals from the Zoo. Apart from this aspect, however, Dita completely address the topic of animal welfare with a high level of effectiveness and research (Watters J.V., 2014.