| Autor: |
Mata F; CISAS - Centre for Research and Development in Agri-food Systems and Sustainability, Instituto Politécnico de Viana Do Castelo, Viana do Castelo, Portugal., Araujo J; CISAS - Centre for Research and Development in Agri-food Systems and Sustainability, Instituto Politécnico de Viana Do Castelo, Viana do Castelo, Portugal.; Escola Superior Agrária de Ponte de Lima, Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, Ponte de Lima, Portugal.; CIMO - Mountain Research Centre, Instituto Politécnico de Viana Do Castelo, Ponte de Lima, Portugal., Soares L; CISAS - Centre for Research and Development in Agri-food Systems and Sustainability, Instituto Politécnico de Viana Do Castelo, Viana do Castelo, Portugal.; Escola Superior Agrária de Ponte de Lima, Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, Ponte de Lima, Portugal., Cerqueira JL; CISAS - Centre for Research and Development in Agri-food Systems and Sustainability, Instituto Politécnico de Viana Do Castelo, Viana do Castelo, Portugal.; Escola Superior Agrária de Ponte de Lima, Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, Ponte de Lima, Portugal.; CECAV - Veterinary and Animal Research Centre, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal. |
| Abstrakt: |
This study explored the demand for improved farm animal welfare (FAW) legislation in the BRIC countries and the USA. Results are discussed in comparison to Europe. Interviewees ranked their willingness to support or oppose introduction of more FAW-friendly laws in their country. A multinomial logistic regression was fit to the data (p < 0.001), with the parameters "country × gender" (p < 0.001) and "country × age" (p < 0.001) found significant. Americans, Russian women, and older Brazilian men are very supportive. The age effect is also felt in India, where older people are more supportive. Chinese, American men, and younger Indians are less supportive. Russian males are the group that oppose the most, followed by younger Brazilians and Indians. The law and its application vary a lot between countries. Nevertheless, the societal willingness to improve FAW legislation is high in all countries. The willingness is higher in Europe. The different cultural backgrounds, the socio-economic factors, and the social, economic, and environmental sustainability are enough reasons to create barriers to policy harmonization in the global trade of farm animal products. |
