Scientific Assessment of the Welfare of Trapped Mammals-Key Considerations for the Use of the Sharp and Saunders Humaneness Assessment Model

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dc.citation.issue3
dc.citation.volume12
dc.contributor.authorBeausoleil NJ
dc.contributor.authorBaker SE
dc.contributor.authorSharp T
dc.coverage.spatialSwitzerland
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-15T22:43:24Z
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-25T06:44:39Z
dc.date.available2022-02-08
dc.date.available2024-01-15T22:43:24Z
dc.date.available2024-07-25T06:44:39Z
dc.date.issued2022-02-08
dc.description.abstractScientific assessment of the impacts of trapping on mammal welfare is necessary to inform cost-benefit analyses of using traps in wildlife management, improve trap performance and trapping processes and develop international trap standards. The Sharp and Saunders humaneness assessment model was developed specifically for assessing welfare impacts in vertebrate wildlife management and has been used to assess the impacts of trapping various mammals. It is a specific version of the more general Five Domains model for welfare assessment which is based on the understanding that welfare state reflects the sum of the animal's mental experiences. Our experience of applying the Sharp and Saunders model allows us to make key recommendations for those wishing to use it. First, the exact parameters of the trapping scenario to be assessed must be decided. Second, assessments should be based on published data, as well as integrating both scientific and practitioner expertise to provide rigorous and relevant outcomes. Third, conclusions about welfare impacts should be based on the appropriate indicators. As far as is possible, mental experiences should be inferred using animal-based indicators, and some representation should be provided of the scorers' confidence in the data on which assessment is based. Careful consideration of these points will help optimize the value of information produced using the model for wildlife management decision-making.
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dc.edition.editionFebruary 2022
dc.format.pagination402-
dc.identifier.author-urlhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35158725
dc.identifier.citationBeausoleil NJ, Baker SE, Sharp T. (2022). Scientific Assessment of the Welfare of Trapped Mammals-Key Considerations for the Use of the Sharp and Saunders Humaneness Assessment Model.. Animals (Basel). 12. 3. (pp. 402-).
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ani12030402
dc.identifier.eissn2076-2615
dc.identifier.elements-typejournal-article
dc.identifier.issn2076-2615
dc.identifier.numberARTN 402
dc.identifier.piiani12030402
dc.identifier.urihttps://mro.massey.ac.nz/handle/10179/70783
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherMDPI (Basel, Switzerland)
dc.publisher.urihttps://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/3/402
dc.relation.isPartOfAnimals (Basel)
dc.rights(c) 2022 The Author/s
dc.rightsCC BY 4.0
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectanimal welfare assessment
dc.subjectfive domains
dc.subjecthumaneness
dc.subjectinvasive animals
dc.subjectmammals
dc.subjectpest control
dc.subjecttrapping
dc.titleScientific Assessment of the Welfare of Trapped Mammals-Key Considerations for the Use of the Sharp and Saunders Humaneness Assessment Model
dc.typeJournal article
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