Should animal welfare regulations be more restrictive? A case study in eight European Union Countries
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2019-04-25ISSN
2076-2615
Resumen
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 a ecting this decision were assessed by analyzing respondents’
understanding of animal welfare-related issues, their subjective and objective knowledge levels,
the credibility they assign to di erent 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—lending credibility to the Internet as an
information source—and were more likely to support more restrictive animal welfare legislation.
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English
Materias (CDU)
636 - Explotación y cría de animales. Cría del ganado y de animales domésticos
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19
Publicado por
MDPI
Publicado en
Animals
Citación
Pejman, Niloofar, Zein Kallas, Antoni Dalmau, and Antonio Velarde. 2019. "Should Animal Welfare Regulations Be More Restrictive? A Case Study In Eight European Union Countries". Animals 9 (4): 195. MDPI AG. doi:10.3390/ani9040195.
Número del acuerdo de la subvención
SANCO/Health and Consumer Protection/2013-G3-SI2.649393/ES/Study on education and information activities on animal welfare/EDUCAWEL
Program
Benestar Animal
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