Dilemmas in the Management of Liminal Rodents-Attitudes of Dutch Pest Controllers.

ABSTRACT: When non-human animals are labeled as 'pests', their moral status and welfare seem relatively unimportant. In a multi-stakeholder project, we develop an assessment frame for a more responsible rodent management that includes animal welfare. An online survey among 129 Dutch pest controllers was carried out in order to find out more about pest controllers' attitudes about animal welfare. Respondents indicate to consider animal welfare in their job. They see differences in the welfare impact of different rodent control methods. A dilemma may occur when methods with a high impact, such as rodenticides, are ofttimes used in practice. Respondents also indicate that in different real-life scenarios (the hospital kitchen vs. the private backyard), a different weight may be attributed to the import

SUBMITTER: van Gerwen MAAM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7552245 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature