ethical treatment
Doing right by
Ethical treatment is conduct toward people, animals, or things that meets moral standards of fairness, respect, and care.
The phrase appears often in discussions of animal welfare, medical research, and workplace conditions: The organization advocates for the ethical treatment of farm animals.
What counts as ethical treatment varies by context and moral framework, but generally implies avoiding unnecessary harm and respecting dignity.
- humaneMarked by kindness
- animal rightsMoral claims for fauna
- animal welfareNon-human health and treatment
- factory farmingIntensive livestock production system
- free rangeUnconfined to pens
animal advocacy · dignity · human subjects · non-maleficence · do the right thing · compassion · equality · corporate social responsibility · do no harm · informed consent · sentient beings · vulnerable · cruelty free · respect · empathy · duty of care · utilitarianism · moral
- animal ethicsanimal welfare, animal rights, animal protection, animal liberation, animal cruelty
- animal welfare topicscruelty prevention, animal rights, animal advocacy, animal handling, pet care
ethical treatmentmistreatment
Cruel or harmful behavior
maltreatment · misconduct · malpractice · injustice · wrongdoing
ethical treatmentexploitation
Selfish use of others
abuse · cruelty · oppression · subjugation · objectification