Sentience is the ability to perceive and feel things. Scientifically speaking, an animal is sentient, if it is capable of being aware of its surroundings, its relationships with other animals, humans and of sensations in its own body, including pain, hunger, heat or cold. Just like humans, these animals try to avoid sufferings and seek […]

Food animals are domestic (farm) animals that are conventionally consumed by man as food. They constitute the main source of the very important animal protein required for building healthy body capable of fighting infections, ensure normal growth and development. While it is true that plants are also rich sources of protein, some essential amino acids […]

The use of animals by humans for sports and entertainment dates back to several centuries.All animal sports have their roots in historical customs: religious rituals; contests staged for audience entertainment; and warfare, hunting, and herding practices. Blood sports, such as animal fighting, may have their roots in animal sacrifice, but were really popularized by the […]

On Wednesday, June 5, 2024, the whole world commemorated ‘World Environment Day’ with the theme, ‘Land Restoration, Desertification and Drought Resilience’. The global event was envisioned by the United Nations in 1972 at the Stockholm Conference on the Environment to dedicate a day to call attention of everyone on earth to the all-important need to […]

Transportation is key to human development. It is very critical to the practice of movement of goods and services required to make living worthwhile. From the ancient time, the need for transportation was recognized leading to the domestication of some types of animals to enhance movements from one location to the other. Horses, donkeys and […]

Road construction has been part of human evolution from the time immemorial. They serve so many purposes centred on economic development, migration, improvement of human networking and facilitation of movement of goods and services and promotion of food security. Without roads, communities would have been living in isolation with no opportunity for networking. The possibility […]

Donkeys, (Equus asinus) is a domestic ass belonging to the horse family, equidae. They descended from the African wild ass (Equus africanus). They have been in use, serving humanity as a beast of burden from around 4000BC. Pictures of donkeys abound in the tombs of Egyptian Pharaohs and not less than 82 biblical references relate […]

Captive animals are animals that are removed from their natural habitats forcefully and are kept in artificial enclosures or are born into captivity (which is rare in some species) to serve some predetermined purposes. They have lost their abilities to fend or protect themselves from danger etc. Their responsibilities and survival wholly rest on humans […]

Continued from last week………….Natural resources exploitation and extraction processes also put enormous pressure on the welfare of wild animals. In many places where mineral resources are being explored or exploited, little attention or consideration is given to the survival, let alone welfare of the wild animals whose habitat suddenly turn to huge mining site. Before […]

Wild animals in the context of animal welfare could be defined as free living or captive birds and other vertebrate animals including aquatic animals. They are free living animals that requires no human intervention for their survival. Their forebears were not also selectively bred for docility, human companionship or handling. They are wild and could […]

The nexus between animal welfare and the achievement of sustainable development goals 1-4 was discussed last week. This week, we shall continue the discussion as it relates to other SDG goals. This is very crucial in order to reinforce the fact that the achievement of SDGs by the year 2030 requires a multi stake holders […]

Continued from last weekAs previously defined, using the template of the United Nations World Commission on Environment and Development, sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Today we shall be examining the nexus between animal welfare and the achievement […]