| Focus | Welfare | Rights | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), RSPCA | PETA, Animal Equality, Nonhuman Rights Project | | Key books | Animal Machines (Ruth Harrison) | Animal Liberation (Peter Singer)*, The Case for Animal Rights (Tom Regan) | | Certifications | Certified Humane, Animal Welfare Approved | Vegan Society, Leaping Bunny (cruelty-free) |
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The gold standard for welfare is the originally developed for livestock but now applied across the board: RSPCA | PETA
is a science-based and utilitarian philosophy. Its core premise is that animals are sentient beings capable of feeling pain, pleasure, fear, and distress—however, it accepts that humans may continue to use animals for food, clothing, research, entertainment, and labor, provided that suffering is minimized. Animal Welfare Approved | Vegan Society