The welfare of animals focuses on human morality and humane behavior .
`` The most widely held position in the western world is a mid-way utilitarian point-of-view ; the position that it is morally acceptable for humans to use non-human animals , provided that adverse effects on animal welfare are minimized as much as possible. Since 1822 , when Irish MP Richard Martin brought the `` '' Cruel Treatment of Cattle Act 1822 '' '' through Parliament offering protection from cruelty to cattle , horses , and sheep , the welfare approach has had human morality and humane behaviour as its central concerns . ''
Animal welfare