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Welfare of farmed insects
The welfare of farmed insects concerns treatment of insects raised for animal feed, pet food, human consumption (entomophagy), and other purposes like honey and silk.
==Debate over the issue's significance==
Scientists remain uncertain about the existence and degree of pain in invertebrates, including insects. Nonetheless, insect welfare is being taken increasingly seriously in laboratory settings. Vincent Wigglesworth suggested a precautionary approach of anaesthetizing insects during potentially painful procedures. John Cooper has written about techniques for "Anesthesia, analgesia, and euthanasia of invertebrates" including insects. Neil A. C. Bennie and colleagues proposed a method for chemical euthanasia of insects and other terrestrial arthropods.
Some authors have begun extending discussions of insect welfare beyond the laboratory to the domain of raising insects for food.〔 A new Dutch Animal Act that went into effect on 1 January 2013 creates a regulatory framework for farm-animal welfare based on the five freedoms,〔 and the law specifically lists a number of insect species as "production animals" whose wellbeing needs to be respected.〔 Dutch politician Marianne Thieme asked a series of questions suggesting concern that insect farming would multiply the number of animals farmed and killed for human consumption. Robert Nathan Allen of the pro-entomophagy organization Little Herds feels that the welfare of insects is important, though he believes well managed farms can maintain high standards of care. Some entomophagy suppliers highlight the importance of humane insect treatment. For instance, World Ento uses the name "Good Karma Killing" to describe its process of freezing insects into a statis state. A 2013 FAO report on "Edible insects" includes a section encouraging high standards of welfare in entomophagy operations, despite uncertainty about whether insects can suffer.
Others feel that considering the wellbeing of farmed insects is going too far. Rhys Southan suggests that even most vegans don't care a lot about insects, but that "Insects are to animal rights what Larry Flynt is to the First Amendment – you have to uphold their rights even if you don’t want to, or the whole thing falls apart." He goes on to propose satirical slogans that insect-rights activists might use against entomophagy. Wesley J. Smith rejects a proposal that "We have to begin to ponder the welfare of insects we consume," adding: "See how crazy things get once human exceptionalism is rejected?" Smith cites a parody website, "The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Insects."〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://insectrights.org/parody.html )〕 The site features an article feigning concern for the insects eaten alive by contestants on ''Survivor''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://insectrights.org/celebrity.html )〕
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