This approach focuses on the humane treatment of animals. It concedes that humans may use animals for food, labor, or research, but insists that these animals must be provided with comfort, freedom of movement, and be protected from unnecessary suffering. Welfarism does not challenge the fundamental property status of animals, but aims to regulate how they are treated.
Issues include the use of gestation crates for pigs, battery cages for egg-laying hens, and the practice of tail-docking or debeaking without anesthesia. This approach focuses on the humane treatment of animals