Coloradoans Balk at Using Animals to Test Cosmetics
Submitted on Feb 12, 2007 (Original item from 12-Feb-90)
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Short Description:
Examines the opinions of Colorado adults on a range of animal issues, including cosmetics and medical testing, wearing fur, eating meat, and general animal-related issues.
Abstract:
According to this Colorado survey, most think that there is nothing wrong with wearing fur coats from animals raised for that purpose, but they do not like testing of cosmetics on animals. Coloradoans also largely support using animals in medical research and think that hunting and fishing should continue to be legal.
The specific survey questions are included herein with percentages in agreement (% Agree/% Neutral/%Disagree/% Don't know).
"It should be against the law to use animals such as dogs, cats or monkeys for medical experimentation." - (27%/6%/61%/6%).
"It should be against the law to sell fur from wild animals." - (41%/5%/50%/4%).
"New medicines should be tested on animals before they are tried on humans." (68%/7%/17%/8%).
"It is morally wrong to eat meat." - (2%/2%/95%/1%).
"It should be against the law to hunt deer." - (6%/3%/89%/2%).
"There's nothing wrong with people wearing fur coats as long as the animals from which the fur comes were raised for that purpose." (58%/5%/32%/5%).
"Wearing leather shoes is morally wrong." - (3%/3%/92%/2%).
Using guide dogs to assist blind people is really just another example of humans exploiting other species." - (2%/1%/96%/1%).
"Many of the people who oppose selling fur are really more interested in making wealthy people uncomfortable than they are in saving animals." - (26%/7%/55%/12%).
"It should be against the law to dissect frogs and other small animals in high school or college biology classes." - (14%/5%/77%/4%).
"There's nothing wrong with using laboratory rats and mice for medical experiments." - (81%/2%/14%/3%).
"The hunting of game birds such as quail, duck and pheasant should be banned." - (15%/3%/79%/3%).
"In the order of things, humans are morally superior to other species of animals." - (53%/5%/32%/10%).
"Fishing is morally wrong." - (2%/2%/95%/1%).
"Cosmetics should be tested on animals for skin or eye irritation before they are sold to humans." - (38%/5%/49%/8%).
"Many farmers mistreat the animals they raise." - (19%/6%/61%/14%).
"Most of the people who oppose wearing fur are hypocrites because they are not against wearing leather coats or leather shoes." - (46%/8%/34%/12%).
"The government is right in banning the importation of ivory and other products from endangered species." - (92%/2%/3%/3%).
Spot Check Number:
91
Sponsor:
Talmey Research & Strategy
Animal Type:
Various
Record Type:
News Article
Research Method:
Telephone Survey
Geographic Region:
United States Regional
Number of Participants:
512
Year Conducted:
12-Feb-90
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