Chinese Public Attitudes towards, and Knowledge of, Animal Welfare.
Chinese Public Attitudes towards, and Knowledge of, Animal Welfare.
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10.3390/ani11030855
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2021-03-17
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Phillips CJC
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Carnovale F;Jin X;Arney D;Descovich K;Guo W;Shi B;Phillips CJC
我们目前对动物态度的理解大部分来自于西方国家进行的研究。然而，中国是世界上最大的食用牲畜生产国，也是世界上人口最多的国家之一。我们进行了一次舆论调查，旨在更好地了解中国民众对动物福利的了解情况以及对改善动物福利措施的态度。大多数受访者不知道动物福利的含义，但近年来人们的意识似乎有所提高。野生动物的福利被认为特别重要。良好的福利对食品的味道和安全性的影响得到了强调，受访者愿意为来自良好福利条件下饲养的动物的食物支付更高的价格。食用动物占全球人类饲养的动物的大部分，而中国自20世纪90年代末以来一直是动物产品的主要生产国和出口国。中国民众对动物福利的看法并不像欧洲那样得到充分理解。在中国，动物福利作为社会关注的焦点仍处于发展的早期阶段。这项针对中国人态度的调查旨在了解消费者对动物福利的了解和行为，并确定利用消费者利益是否可能对未来高福利农业生产的发展产生潜在影响。大多数参与者并不了解动物福利的含义，但了解的人数比之前报道的要多。与其他动物相比，野生动物的福利被认为特别重要。福利与食品口味和/或安全之间的联系被认为很重要，中国消费者表示愿意为来自良好福利条件下生产的动物的食品支付更高的价格，尽管食品的质量被认为比动物的痛苦更重要。绝大多数受访者表示，农场应该有保护动物的立法和福利认证，应该为农场里的动物提供愉快的体验，应该尽量减少运输时间。此外，大多数受访者表示，动物在屠宰前应被击晕。我们的结论是，动物福利对中国消费者很重要，特别是因为它与食品质量有关。
Most of our current understanding of attitudes to animals comes from studies conducted in Western countries. China, however, is the world’s biggest producer of farm animals for consumption and has one of the worlds’ largest populations of humans. We conducted a survey of public opinion, in order to better understand Chinese people’s knowledge of animal welfare and their attitudes towards measures to adopt to improve it. Most respondents were unaware of the meaning of animal welfare, but it appears that awareness has increased in recent years. The welfare of wild animals was considered particularly important. The effects of good welfare on the taste and safety of food were highlighted and respondents were willing to pay more for food from animals raised in good welfare conditions. Food-producing animals make up the majority of animals that humans manage globally, and China has been a major producer and exporter of animal products since the late 1990s. The opinions of the population in China regarding animal welfare are not as well understood as those in Europe. In China, animal welfare as a societal concern is still at an early stage of development. This survey of Chinese attitudes aimed to understand consumer knowledge of and behaviour towards animal welfare, and to determine whether harnessing consumer interests may be a potential future influence on the development of high-welfare agricultural production. Most participants were not aware of the meaning of animal welfare, but the number of those that were aware was higher than reported previously. The welfare of wild animals was rated particularly important compared to other animals. The links between welfare and the taste and/or safety of food were considered to be important, and Chinese consumers reported a willingness to pay more for food from animals produced in good welfare conditions, although the quality of the food was considered more important than the animal suffering. A large majority of the respondents reported that there should be legislation protecting animals and certification of welfare on farms, that animals on farms should be provided with enjoyable experiences and that transportation times should be minimised. Furthermore, most respondents reported that animals should be stunned before slaughter. We conclude that animal welfare is of importance to the Chinese consumer, in particular because of its connection to food quality.
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发表时间：
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期刊：
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影响因子：
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