Abstract
The mutually beneficial relationships between improving animal welfare (AW) and achieving the United Nations (UN) sustainable development goals (SDGs) were further explored and compared to previous work. This was done in the context of a doctoral training course where students selected at least six SDGs and reasoned around their impact on AW and vice versa. Then, students rated the strength of the SDG—AW links. Lastly, students engaged in an assessment exercise. Students reported an overall mutually beneficial relationship between AW and all SDGs, yet with significant differences in strength for SDGs 4, 11, 10, 12 and 13 to that previously found by experts. Students considered SDG 12: Responsible consumption and production the most promising way to integrate AW targets. This study further supports the positive role of AW in the success of the UN’s strategy. Still, the magnitude of the anticipated impacts is modified by stakeholder, context and experience.
Highlights
In 2015, the 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) were adopted by the UnitedNations (UN) [1]
The work reported here is a follow-up to the study reported by Keeling et al [20], but this time we investigated the role of pedagogical aspects of a tertiary-level education course on the perceptions of the links between animal welfare (AW) and sustainable development
The purpose of this study was to investigate further the results from a previous study analysing the relationship between animal welfare (AW) and the 17 United Nations (UN)
Summary
In 2015, the 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) were adopted by the UnitedNations (UN) [1]. In 2015, the 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) were adopted by the United. The overall aim was a global project “to shape our common future in a new, better and more intentional way” [2]. Animal welfare is not explicitly mentioned in the SDGs, it is an intrinsic part of them. The term “one welfare”, inspired by the concept “one health”, is used to emphasise the many links between animal welfare and human welfare, and to acknowledge that both depend on a well-functioning ecological environment [5]. Buller et al [6] highlighted the relevance of animal welfare for the interlinked challenges of food security, socio-economic development, human wellbeing and environmental conservation
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