How to define affective experiences for analysis: striking the right level of detail
Welfare Footprint Institute. (2025)
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Abstract
The Welfare Footprint Framework (WFF) is designed to quantify the welfare impact of each and every affective experience that the target animals endure over a timeframe of choice, as measured in terms of its intensity (how pleasant, painful, frustrating, or distressing it is) and duration (how long it lasts).
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Schuck-Paim, C. and Alonso, W. J. (2025). How to Define Affective Experiences for Analysis: Striking the Right Level of Detail. Welfare Footprint Institute Technical Paper Series: 254