The Effects of Occupation, Education and Dwelling Place on Attitudes towards Animal Welfare in China
Attitudes to animal welfare are not understood well in China, the country with the highest output of farm animals in the world. We surveyed attitudes of the public around China using a team of researchers to conduct individual interviews, with 1301 respondents in total. Contrary to results obtained...
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| description | Attitudes to animal welfare are not understood well in China, the country with the highest output of farm animals in the world. We surveyed attitudes of the public around China using a team of researchers to conduct individual interviews, with 1301 respondents in total. Contrary to results obtained in several other countries, high school leavers were more concerned about animal welfare than those who had obtained a university degree. We speculate that this may reflect the labour market currently existing in China, with limited opportunities for graduates. Scientists were less supportive, and artists more supportive, of good animal welfare. Urban dwellers were more concerned about animal welfare than rural residents, with village residents in the middle, which confirmed our theory that such a difference prevails in developing countries, where a large proportion of the rural population are involved in agriculture. It is concluded that education level, occupation and living place all have pronounced influences on attitudes to animal welfare in China, some of which follow international trends. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-925a69bfe63b4eaca8e20c82718ee66b2024-03-12T16:38:00ZengMDPI AGAnimals2076-26152024-02-0114571310.3390/ani14050713The Effects of Occupation, Education and Dwelling Place on Attitudes towards Animal Welfare in ChinaFrancesca Carnovale0Jin Xiao1Binlin Shi2David R. Arney3Clive J. C. Phillips4Chair of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Kreutzwaldi 1, 51014 Tartu, EstoniaCollege of Animal Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Zhaowuda Road 306, Hohhot 010018, ChinaCollege of Animal Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Zhaowuda Road 306, Hohhot 010018, ChinaChair of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Kreutzwaldi 1, 51014 Tartu, EstoniaChair of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Kreutzwaldi 1, 51014 Tartu, EstoniaAttitudes to animal welfare are not understood well in China, the country with the highest output of farm animals in the world. We surveyed attitudes of the public around China using a team of researchers to conduct individual interviews, with 1301 respondents in total. Contrary to results obtained in several other countries, high school leavers were more concerned about animal welfare than those who had obtained a university degree. We speculate that this may reflect the labour market currently existing in China, with limited opportunities for graduates. Scientists were less supportive, and artists more supportive, of good animal welfare. Urban dwellers were more concerned about animal welfare than rural residents, with village residents in the middle, which confirmed our theory that such a difference prevails in developing countries, where a large proportion of the rural population are involved in agriculture. It is concluded that education level, occupation and living place all have pronounced influences on attitudes to animal welfare in China, some of which follow international trends.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/14/5/713animal welfareattitudesChinaeducationliving placeoccupation |
| spellingShingle | Francesca Carnovale Jin Xiao Binlin Shi David R. Arney Clive J. C. Phillips The Effects of Occupation, Education and Dwelling Place on Attitudes towards Animal Welfare in China Animals animal welfare attitudes China education living place occupation |
| title | The Effects of Occupation, Education and Dwelling Place on Attitudes towards Animal Welfare in China |
| title_full | The Effects of Occupation, Education and Dwelling Place on Attitudes towards Animal Welfare in China |
| title_fullStr | The Effects of Occupation, Education and Dwelling Place on Attitudes towards Animal Welfare in China |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Effects of Occupation, Education and Dwelling Place on Attitudes towards Animal Welfare in China |
| title_short | The Effects of Occupation, Education and Dwelling Place on Attitudes towards Animal Welfare in China |
| title_sort | effects of occupation education and dwelling place on attitudes towards animal welfare in china |
| topic | animal welfare attitudes China education living place occupation |
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