Animal Welfare CHECKLIST

Animal Welfare Checklist
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Date
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Thinking of the animal you are assessing, what is your level of agreement with each of the following statements?
1. NUTRITION DOMAIN

1 Nutrition domain

Rows	Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
They have enough clean drinking water	1	2	3	4	5
They eat nutritious, palatable and sufficient food	6	7	8	9	10
They are offered food in ways that are varied and interesting for their species	11	12	13	14	15

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Overall welfare grading for Domain 1 Nutrition
Rows VERY POOR POOR NEUTRAL GOOD VERY GOOD
Domain 1 Nutrition
2. ENVIRONMENT DOMAIN

2 ENVIRONMENT domain

Rows	Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
They can avoid unpleasant lighting levels, noises and odours	21	22	23	24	25
They can choose to occupy clean areas that provide physical and thermal comfort	26	27	28	29	30
They live in a habitat that allows them to be calm, to rest and to sleep	31	32	33	34	35

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Overall welfare grading for Domain 2 Environment
Rows VERY POOR POOR NEUTRAL GOOD VERY GOOD
Domain 2 Environment
3. HEALTH DOMAIN

3 HEALTH domain

Rows	Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
They are free from injury and signs of disease	41	42	43	44	45
They are a healthy bodyweight and have appropriate level of fitness	46	47	48	49	50
They show no signs of acute or chronic pain, or distress	51	52	53	54	55

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Overall welfare grading for Domain 3 Health
Rows VERY POOR POOR NEUTRAL GOOD VERY GOOD
Domain 3 Health
4a. INTERACTIONS WITH THE ENVIRONMENT

4a INTERACTIONS WITH THE ENVIRONMENT

Rows	Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
They live in an interesting and stimulating habitat	61	62	63	64	65
They have enough room to move around easily	66	67	68	69	70
They can choose to exercise and explore freely	71	72	73	74	75

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Overall welfare grading for Domain 4a Interactions with Environment
Rows VERY POOR POOR NEUTRAL GOOD VERY GOOD
Domain 4a Interaction with Environment
4b. SOCIAL INTERACTIONS

4b SOCIAL INTERACTIONS

Rows	Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
They can choose how long they spend interacting with members of their own species	81	82	83	84	85
They have the space to avoid conflicts with non-human animals	86	87	88	89	90
They can choose to interact appropriately with non-human animals of other species	91	92	93	94	95

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Welfare state is an evaluation of the animal’s subjective experience
Overall welfare grading for Domain 4b Social Interaction Nutrition
Rows VERY POOR POOR NEUTRAL GOOD VERY GOOD
Domain 4b Social Interaction
4c. INTERACTION WITH HUMANS

4c Interaction with Humans

Rows	Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly Agree
They have healthy bonds with their human carer(s)	101	102	103	104	105
They are calm in the presence of all humans	106	107	108	109	110
They engage confidently and safely when interacting with familiar humans	111	112	113	114	115

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Overall welfare grading for Domain 4c Interaction with Humans
Rows VERY POOR POOR NEUTRAL GOOD VERY GOOD
Domain 4c Interaction with Humans
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