Discipline: Sociology

Willingness to Pay a Higher Price for Pork Obtained Using Animal-Friendly Raising Techniques: A Consumers' Opinion Survey

Carlo Giannetto, Vito Biondi, Annalisa Previti, Angelina De Pascale, Salvatore Monti, Angela Alibrandi, Agata Zirilli, Maurizio Lanfranchi, Michela Pugliese, Annamaria Passantino

Published in 2023

Scientific article examining the animal welfare habits of pork consumers, showing that almost half are willing to pay more for meat from farms that implement animal welfare standards.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Porcines

Keywords: Societal issues, Human-animal relationships

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On-farm slaughter and emergency slaughter in Sweden: Prerequisites for reducing food loss of pigs and cattle

Rasmus Björn & Albin Kauppi

Published in 2023

Master's report on the attitudes and interests of abattoirs and the main stakeholders in the Swedish livestock industry regarding the establishment of or increase in the use of on-farm slaughtering and emergency on-farm slaughtering.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Bovines, Porcines

Keywords:Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Societal issues, Human-animal relationships

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Animals and Social Welfare - Social Choice and Welfare, Forthcoming

Romain Espinosa

Published in 2023

Article setting out a framework for the assessment of the social benefits of animal-related policies in terms of both animal and human welfare. The framework is then used to evaluate 20 policy proposals concerning animals which, although strongly supported by the French public,  prove to have widely varying impacts on animal welfare. It reveals that willingness to pay is a poor indicator of the actual impact of these policies on animal welfare.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: All animals

Keywords:Societal issues, One Welfare, Human-animal relationships

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The Well-Being of Companion Animal Caregivers and Their Companion Animals during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Scoping Review

Samantha K. Brooks, Neil Greenberg

Published in 2023

Review seeking to understand the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on animal carers and their pets. Pet companionship had advantages, but also disadvantages, for both humans and animals. The authors end by asserting the importance of taking pets into account in emergency preparedness plans.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Canines, Felines

Keywords:Anxiety, Welfare indicators, One Welfare, Human-animal relationships, Stress

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Sustainability trade-offs in animal husbandry: consumers' choice when they can't have it all

Jeanette Klink-Lehmann, Milan Tatic, Nina Weingarten, Monika Hartmann

Published in 2023

Scientific article on the pork purchasing choices made by German consumers when faced with contradictory objectives, both with and without the conflicts being made obvious.  Human health considerations take precedence over animal welfare, which in turn takes precedence over environmental considerations.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Porcines

Keywords:Societal issues, One Welfare, Human-animal relationships

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How might the public contribute to the discussion on cattle welfare? Perspectives of veterinarians and animal scientists

Beth Ventura, Daniel M Weary, Marina AG von Keyserlingk

Published in 2023

Scientific article seeking the views of veterinarians and zootechnicians on concerns over the welfare of cattle expressed by members of the public and on how public opinion should be taken into account when developing ways to improve welfare. Those interviewed consider the general public to lack knowledge of livestock farming and believe that its members need to be educated in order to gain a better understanding of the issues. They could contribute to improving welfare by paying higher prices for animal products.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Bovines

Keywords: Societal issues, Human-animal relationships, Livestock farming system

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Perspectives d’avenir des relations élevage et société

CGAAER

Published in 2023

CGAAER report on the conditions required to reconcile the positions of the French public and livestock farming. The CGAAER considers that the controversy surrounding livestock farming can only be resolved after a discussion between all stakeholders to develop shared objectives for future livestock farming. This will call for a multidisciplinary scientific committee to clarify the terms of the debate, and a dialogue between the different sectors to develop common messages.

Document Types: Opinions

Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry

Keywords:Societal issues, One Welfare, Human-animal relationships, Livestock farming system

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La résistible ascension de l’éthique ? Sciences sociales et question animale

Jérôme Michalon

Published in 2023

Article analyzing how the social sciences have taken on the question of human-animal relations and have participated in the creation of animal ethics as an obligatory framework for academic reflection.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: All animals

Keywords: Societal issues, Human-animal relationships

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Farmers' Perspectives of the Benefits and Risks in Precision Livestock Farming in the EU Pig and Poultry Sectors

Idan Kopler, Uri Marchaim, Ildikó E. Tikász, Sebastian Opaliński, Eugen Kokin, Kevin Mallinger, Thomas Neubauer, Stefan Gunnarsson, Claus Soerensen, Clive J. C. Phillips, Thomas Banhazi

Published in 2023

Scientific review of the acceptability to farmers of operational principles and technological solutions designed improve both animal and human welfare in the pork and poultry industries.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Porcines, Poultry

Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Precision farming, Welfare indicators, One Welfare

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Exploring Consumer Preference towards the On-Farm Slaughtering of Beef in Germany: A Discrete Choice Experiment

Josephine Lauterbach, Antonia Johanna Brun, Anna Maria Häring

Published in 2023

Scientific article investigating whether on-farm slaughtering would be a selling point for minced beef in Germany. It shows that consumers attach the greatest importance to price, followed by information on on-farm slaughtering. Information on animal welfare is more important to German consumers than information on meat quality.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Bovines

Keywords: Carcass quality, Human-animal relationships,Societal issues

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