This course explores the evidence for sentience in fishes, covering topics such as animal welfare, defining sentience, examples of sentience, fear contagion, mirror recognition tests, and implications for welfare. Students will learn about skin swabbing, pain relief, and the feelings experienced by fishes. The teaching method includes lectures, discussions, and reviewing case studies. This course is intended for individuals interested in animal behavior, welfare, and the ethical treatment of animals.
The Science of Animal Sentience - Evidence for Sentience in Fishes
Society for Experimental Biology via YouTube
Overview
Syllabus
Introduction
Sentience
Animal welfare
Experimentation
Defining sentience
Examples of sentience
Archfish
Cleaner fish
Positive feelings
Negative feelings
Fear contagion
Mirror recognition test
Speciesism
Book chapter
Implications for welfare
What would happen if we accepted sentience
Carl Safina
Poll
Review
Skin swabbing
Pain relief
Wild animals
Conclusion
Thanks
Fear of contagion
Dawns list
Other fishes
Do fish feel pain
Evidence for sentience
Takehome messages
Taught by
Society for Experimental Biology
