Kevin CherryAnimal Welfare and RightsThere have been many disputes recently between those who believe in animal welfare and those who believe in animal rights. Today, most farm animals are raised in confinement in huge manufacturing systems that resemble factories more than farms. Animal welfare is based on the belief that animals can contribute to humans by providing us with food, work and entertainment. It also ensures that humans who work with animals meet these moral obligations to ensure animal welfare. Animal rights, on the other hand, are based on the belief that animals should have the same or similar rights as humans. Animal rights activists believe that humans have no right to use animals, no matter how humane they may be. Animals have always played an important role in agriculture. Much of the concern about animal welfare is based on the belief that animals have the capacity to feel and perceive what is happening to them. This is why we consider it necessary to pay attention to their well-being. Although slaughtering animals for food is not a consequence...