ABSTRACT
Wild animal welfare may be compromised in many different ways during hunting, trapping, fishing and whaling activities. Some key hunting methods and their welfare implications for both target and non-target animals are discussed highlighting the issues that impact on animal welfare, including the equipment used in hunting, the skill of the hunter and the duration of the hunt. The impacts on fish welfare of catch and release recreational fishing, subsistence fishing, bycatch in artisanal fisheries and killing methods are also presented. The hunting of whales and other cetaceans is considered, focused on Japanese dolphin drive hunts and the commercial hunting of large whales and how these activities impact cetacean welfare.
