Should animal welfare regulations be more restrictive? A case study in eight European Union Countries
| Autor: | Zein Kallas, Niloofar Pejman, Antoni Dalmau, Antonio Velarde |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament d'Enginyeria Agroalimentària i Biotecnologia, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. CREDA - Centre de Recerca en Economia i Desenvolupament Agroalimentari, Producció Animal, Benestar Animal |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
| Předmět: |
030309 nutrition & dietetics
media_common.quotation_subject Animals -- Protecció Legislation Article animal welfare consumers 03 medical and health sciences Enginyeria agroalimentària::Ramaderia::Alimentació i nutrició animal [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC] Animal welfare lcsh:Zoology Credibility Drets dels animals media_common.cataloged_instance Enginyeria agroalimentària::Ramaderia::Producció animal [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC] lcsh:QL1-991 European union Socioeconomic status Restrictiveness media_common 0303 health sciences lcsh:Veterinary medicine General Veterinary Public economics business.industry 0402 animal and dairy science 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences 040201 dairy & animal science citizens Citizens lcsh:SF600-1100 Agrotech Animal Science and Zoology Livestock Consumers Business EU Welfare |
| Zdroj: | UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) Animals : an Open Access Journal from MDPI Animals Volume 9 Issue 4 Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya instname IRTA Pubpro. Open Digital Archive Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries (IRTA) Animals, Vol 9, Iss 4, p 195 (2019) |
| Popis: | Increasingly, intensive livestock production systems have increased societal concern regarding the current animal welfare standards. We investigated whether individuals in their roles as consumers and citizens believe that the current European regulations regarding animal welfare should be more restrictive. Factors affecting this decision were assessed by analyzing respondents&rsquo understanding of animal welfare-related issues, their subjective and objective knowledge levels, the credibility they assign to different information sources, their perceptions toward the current restrictiveness of animal welfare standards, and their socioeconomic characteristics. Data were collected using a semi-structured questionnaire distributed in eight European Union (EU) countries (Spain, the United Kingdom, Poland, Greece, Lithuania, Romania, Italy, and Sweden) with 3860 total responses. The results showed that consumers are more reluctant to adopt more restrictive regulations than respondents in the role of citizens. Respondents from northern European countries (Poland and Sweden) are more likely to support regulations that are more restrictive than the current minimum requirements than respondents from southern countries (Spain and Italy). Women were found to be more concerned with the welfare of pigs and laying hens&mdash lending credibility to the Internet as an information source&mdash and were more likely to support more restrictive animal welfare legislation. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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