Consumers’ Concerns and Perceptions of Farm Animal Welfare
| Autor: | Juan Manuel Lomillos, M. E. Alonso, José R. González-Montaña |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Producción Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Producción Científica UCH 2020, UCH. Departamento de Producción y Sanidad Animal, Salud Pública Veterinaria y Ciencia y Tecnología de los Alimentos |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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media_common.quotation_subject Bienestar animal Animales de abasto Consumidores Food animals - Consumption (Economics) Legislation Review farming animal welfare perceptions Willingness to pay Animal welfare lcsh:Zoology Alimentos de origen animal - Consumo Production (economics) 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Quality (business) lcsh:QL1-991 050102 behavioral science & comparative psychology Marketing media_common lcsh:Veterinary medicine General Veterinary business.industry consumer 05 social sciences 0402 animal and dairy science 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences Farms concerns 040201 dairy & animal science Purchasing Agriculture lcsh:SF600-1100 2401 Biología Animal (Zoología) Animal Science and Zoology Business Veterinaria Welfare |
| Zdroj: | BULERIA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de León Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII) Animals : an Open Access Journal from MDPI CEU Repositorio Institucional Fundación Universitaria San Pablo CEU (FUSPCEU) Animals, Vol 10, Iss 3, p 385 (2020) |
| ISSN: | 2076-2615 |
| Popis: | Simple Summary In the current socioeconomic situation, consumers’ concerns about farm animal welfare can prevent them from buying some products, and this influences the sustainability of intensive systems. Consumers perceive the need to increase the level of welfare in farm animals, despite the fact that their level of knowledge about farming and animal welfare issues is relatively low. Consumers concerns are not equally distributed among the different farm species, nor is there consistency in the willingness to pay to enhance animal welfare. Therefore, farmers, businesses, and members of the food chain need to be informed of the evolution of public perceptions and consumer concerns to make informed decisions that help them improve their sustainability, social responsibility, and public credibility, which will allow them to maintain their social license through social ethical approval. Abstract In this paper, we explore the evolution of consumers’ perceptions and concerns about the effects that intensification of production systems could have on the welfare of farm animals. Despite the differences in definitions of animal welfare that make perceptions about this complex subject extremely variable, there is a growing perception that farm animal welfare should be protected and improved. There is an increasing appreciation of animal welfare parameters over other quality attributes, and animal-friendly products are considered healthier, safer, tastier, more hygienic, authentic, environmentally friendly, and traditional by many consumers. The willingness to pay for the increases in price that higher levels of farm animal welfare could produce could be promoted by means of adequate information about management and housing conditions of the different farming species. Welfare-friendly products that are properly labeled with clear information provided by an internationally accepted, transparent, and traceable monitoring system will increase consumers’ confidence in the food chain participants. Both consumers and citizens have the opportunity to improve the welfare of millions of farmed animals now and in the future, consumers by assuming their responsibility at the buying point, purchasing welfare-friendly products, and citizens by driving legislation to achieve some minimum standard of welfare conditions that could meet animals’ needs. |
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