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Results of a Nationwide Telephone Survey on Farm Animals

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WellBeing International WBI Studies Repository 1995 Results of a Nationwide Telephone Survey on Farm Animals Animal Rights International Follow this and additional works at: https://www.wellbeingintlstudiesrepository.org/faracam Recommended Citation Animal Rights International, "Results of a Nationwide Telephone Survey on Farm Animals" (1995). Farm Animal Campaign. 1. https://www.wellbeingintlstudiesrepository.org/faracam/1 This material is brought to you for free and open access by WellBeing International. It has been accepted for inclusion by an authorized administrator of the WBI Studies Repository. For more information, please contact wbisr-info@wellbeingintl.org. RESULTS OF A NATIONWIDE TELEPHONE SURVEY OF 1,012 ADULTS CONDUCTED AUGUST 17�20; 19-35 .BY OPINION RESEARCH COF...PORATION FOR ANIMAL RIGHTS INTER.�A'fIONAL The next few questions are about animals, specifically farm animals like cows, chickens and pigs. 1. People have different views about animals. Some people feel that since animals raised for food are going to be slaughtered anyway, it really doesn't matter all that much how they are. tr�ated. Other people feel that animal pain and suffering should be reducecl as.much as. possible, even though the animals are going to be slaughtered. Which view is closest to your own view? (REPEAT CHOICES AS NECESSARY) 5% SINCE ANIMALS RAISED FOR FOOD ARE GOING TO BE SLAUGHTERED ANYW'AY, IT REALLY DOESNT MATIER ALL THAT MUCH HOW THEY ARE TREATED 93 ANIMAL PAIN AND SUFFERING SHOULD BE REDUCED AS MUCH Af-?OESIBLE, EVEN THOUGH THE ANIMALS ARE GOING ·.·J 1,E SLAUGHTERED 3 DON'T KNOW/NOT SURE/NO OPINION 2. I'm going to describe several practices used in raising animals for food today. For each one, please tell me if you strongly approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove or strongly disapprove of the practice. First (READ AND ROTATE): Strongly Somewhat Somewhat Strongly DK/ approve approve disapprove disapprove NS a. Confining pigs for their entire lives in narrow metal stalls where they are unable 2% 5 17 75 2 to ever turn around b. Confining veal calves for their entire lives in narrow wooden stalls where they are unable 2% 4 16 76 2 to ever turn around c. Keeping hens in cages so small that .they are never able to stretch their wings ·2% 6 17 72 2 200 3. a. b. 4. To what extent do you think each of the following groups should be held legally responsible in making sure that farm animals are protected from cruelty? First (READ AND ROTATE). Do you. feel that (REPEAT) should be held responsible to a large extent, to some extent or not at all in making sure that farm animals are protected from cruelty? To a large To some DK/ extent extent Not at all NS The meat and egg industry 48% 34 14 3 The companies that buy animal parts and profit by selling them for food, like fast food restaurants and 20% 38 40 3 supermarkets When it comes to making sure that farm animals are protected from cruelty, to what extent do you feel that the meat and egg industry can be relied on to regulate itself? Can the meat and egg industry be relied on ... . 20% To a large extent 48 To some extent, or 28 Not at all 4 DON'T KNOW/NOT SURE 5. To what extent do you think government agencies, like the Department of Agriculture, should be involved in making sure that farm animals are protected from cruelty? Should government agencies be involved .. . 64% To a large extent 27 To some extent, or 8 Not at all 1 DON'T KNOW/NOT SURE 201 

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Results of a Nationwide Telephone Survey on Farm Animals

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