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The Animal Tracker (Wave 3 - March 2010)

 
Submitted on Apr 27, 2010 (Original item from March 2010) | | | | | | | |
by Multiple sponsors
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Short Description:
These results from Wave 3 of the Humane Research Council's annual survey of U.S. adults regarding attitudes and behavior toward animals shows strong support for the protection of all animals, but knowledge of some animal issues remains low and the perceived impact of animal advocates is modest.

Abstract:
Based on survey responses from 1,020 U.S. adult respondents, the Humane Research Council found that at least half believe the welfare of animals is "very" or "somewhat" important for all of the various decisions made by consumers that involve animals. Respondents consider welfare most important when getting a new pet and least important when going to dog or horse races.
With the exception of companion animals, the majority of U.S. adults are "not very" or "not at all" knowledgeable about the animals listed on the survey; animals in laboratories garnered the least knowledge.
Slightly less than half of all U.S. adults think the animal protection movement has had a "moderate" or "significant" impact on government and corporate policies.
Responses to attitudinal agree/disagree statements were positive for animals in most cases, but the majority believe that dissection is a "vital" learning tool, that animal research is necessary, and that eating animals is necessary for human survival.
Over two-thirds of U.S. adults support the specific animal protection-related goal to "minimize and eventually eliminate all forms of animal cruelty and suffering."
See the PDF file below for the complete details from Wave 3 of the Animal Tracker.

Spot Check Number: 1348
Sponsor: Multiple sponsors
Researcher/Author: Humane Research Council
Animal Type: Companion Animals, Various, Farm Animals, Research Animals
Record Type: Survey Summary
Research Method: Online Survey
Geographic Region: United States National
Number of Participants: 1,020
Population Descriptors: U.S. Adults
Year Conducted: March 2010
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Thanks for the comment,

Submitted by HRC Admin on Fri, 2010-10-01 10:15.
Thanks for the comment, Stephen. A famous researcher once wrote, "Most people don't think about most issues most of the time." Ignorance abounds, but the encouraging bit is that, when people are presented with animal issues, strong majorities side with the animals. Glad you like the graphing tool!
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It indicates a pretty high

Submitted by Stephen on Fri, 2010-10-01 06:03.
It indicates a pretty high level of ignorance, despite animal issues gaining more prominence in mainstream media. Disappointing results for me, but not a big surprise. The animal tracker tool is great. Thanks for putting all this together!
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