Appleby Michael C, Stokes Tonya
World Society for the Protection of Animals, London, United Kingdom.
J Appl Anim Welf Sci. 2008;11(2):90-7. doi: 10.1080/10888700801925612.
Incentives to care for nonhuman animals derive in part from the extent to which people depend on animals for food, for livelihood, and for cultural and psychological reasons as well as from the duty to protect animals in their care. When attention is turned to solving and preventing animal welfare problems at times of crisis, it becomes clear that those problems are also associated with problems for human welfare and environmental impact. The incidence and spread of animal diseases is affected by how animals are treated, and this can have very important effects. Similarly, during disasters caused by either natural or human-made events, outcomes for animals are important both in themselves and for their effects on humans and the environment. The need to plan and prepare to care for animals in advance of disease pandemics and disasters - and then to provide coordinated, measured management in response when such crises occur - requires collaboration between all agencies involved as well as increasing attention and resources.
关爱非人类动物的动机部分源于人们在食物、生计、文化和心理等方面对动物的依赖程度，也源于保护其所照料动物的责任。当人们在危机时刻将注意力转向解决和预防动物福利问题时，就会清楚地发现这些问题也与人类福利问题和环境影响相关联。动物疾病的发生率和传播受到动物饲养方式的影响，这可能会产生非常重要的影响。同样，在由自然或人为事件引发的灾难中，动物的状况本身及其对人类和环境的影响都很重要。在疾病大流行和灾难发生之前就需要规划和准备好照料动物，然后在危机发生时提供协调、适度的管理，这需要所有相关机构之间的合作，以及更多的关注和资源投入。
