Animal Welfare or Living Conditions
Food Recalls, Awareness, and Consumer Attitudes
Submitted by Carol Glasser on Aug 31, 2010 Diet and Nutrition | Farmed Animals | Vegetarianism and VeganismThe recent egg and beef recalls have people discussing food safety over the water-cooler this month. While they have garnered a lot of media attention due to the amount of meat and eggs contaminated, food recalls are not uncommon. Since the beginning of 2010 the USDA alone (the FDA and CDC also manage food recalls) has or is currently managing 56 food recalls. People are always at risk of food contamination, but are they aware of it? And when recalls highlight food safety issues, does it change individuals' consumptive behaviors?
HRC’s Free Research Primer Series
Submitted by Carol Glasser on Aug 24, 2010 Animal Experimentation | Companion Animals | Diet and Nutrition | Entertainment Animals | Farmed Animals | General Animal Protection | Vegetarianism and Veganism | Wildlife and ExoticsWhen fellow animal advocates ask me questions about research on animal protection issues, I typically ask them if they have looked at our research primers. In response, I usually hear "Research what? Where?" I am guessing that many advocates, even those of you who follow our work, are not aware of the full wealth of free data we have available. Here I want to highlight HRC's research primers, since they are a free resource that can help all advocates better understand the issues on which they are working. So let me tell you a little about them.
Dealing with Ambivalence: Farmers' and Consumers' Perceptions of Animal Welfare in Livestock Breeding
Submitted on Aug 09, 2010 (Original item from 2001) Farmed Animals
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This study examined consumer perceptions of the treatment of farm animals in the Netherlands using a series of qualitative interviews with animal farmers and consumers. Perceptions were analyzed with a frame of reference consisting of values, norms, convictions, interests, and knowledge.
Presentation for the American Dairy Science Association, et al 2010 Joint Annual Meeting
Submitted on Jul 26, 2010 (Original item from 2010) Advocacy Strategies | Farmed Animals | General Animal Protection
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This presentation by Oklahoma State University Professor Bailey Norwood examines consumer purchasing decisions with respect to animal welfare by studying how consumers behaved during an egg and pork auction experiment featuring items from different types of farms, including cage-free and pasture systems.
Animal Welfare Now a Global Issue to Consider
Submitted on Jul 24, 2010 (Original item from 2010) General Animal Protection
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According to the University of British Columbia's Dr. David Fraser, animal welfare is now a global concern for the animal health industry. In a presentation at the International Pig Veterinary Society Congress, Fraser discussed changing public attitudes toward animals and defined animal welfare.
Transparency of the Meat Chain in the Light of Food Culture and History
Submitted on Jul 13, 2010 (Original item from 2005) Diet and Nutrition | Farmed Animals
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This "Appetite" journal article from 2005 analyzes the historical impact of transparency when it comes to meat production, focusing on two trends: increasing concern for farmed animal welfare and increasing disassociation of animal products (meat in particular) from their animal sources.
Dairy Farmer Attitudes and Empathy Toward Animals are Associated with Animal Welfare Indicators
Submitted on Jun 23, 2010 (Original item from 2009) Farmed Animals | General Animal Protection
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Survey results indicate that attitudes and level empathy among Norwegian dairy farmers have a significant influence on human-animal interactions that ultimately affects their behavior toward animals.
Attitudes of Europeans Towards the Issue of Biodiversity
Submitted on Jun 03, 2010 (Original item from 2010) General Animal Protection | Wildlife and Exotics
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The results of this Flash Eurobarometer survey indicate that 93% of adults globally and 85% of adults in Europe consider the loss of biodiversity (animal species, flora and fauna, natural habitats, and ecosystems) to be a "very serious" or "fairly serious" problem.
Four Moral Issues Sharply Divide Americans
Submitted on May 29, 2010 (Original item from 2010) Farmed Animals | General Animal Protection | Wildlife and Exotics
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Gallup's annual "Values and Beliefs" assessment of the moral acceptability of certain behaviors and social policies found that 59% of U.S. adults believe it's morally acceptable to test on animals, 31% accept cloning animals, and 60% accept buying and wearing animal fur. Animal issues covered in the survey show the strongest differences by gender, with women being more supportive of animal protection than men.
HumaneSpot.org: A Little Something for Every Animal Advocate
Submitted by admin on May 10, 2010 Advocacy Strategies | Animal Experimentation | Companion Animals | Diet and Nutrition | Entertainment Animals | Farmed Animals | General Animal Protection | Research Tools and Methods | Vegetarianism and Veganism | Wildlife and ExoticsWritten by Diane Venberg, one of HRC's 2010 interns, this wonderful overview of HumaneSpot.org shows the breadth of our research database and highlights a number of important studies. Be sure to give this blog a read if you've been wanting a taste of what HumaneSpot.org has to offer before applying for access. And if you have any research that you think should be included in our database, be sure to let us know.
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