Results of a survey among participants in a conference of the Australian and New Zealand Council for the Care of Animals in Research and Teaching (ANZCCART).
Available online at www.centmapress.org, Using two different ranking procedures, main points of criticism as well as sideshows could be identified for fattening pigs, dairy cattle production, and laying hens
Abstract from UI electronic subscription., Authors use contingent valuation to determine the economic value of improving the welfare of farm animals and find that people are willing to pay extra on their weekly food bill to ensure that laying hens, broiler chickens, dairy cows and pigs have improved welfare conditions. "The benefits of improving animal welfare are shown to exceed the costs of implementing these schemes. We conclude that improving the standards of legislation for farm animal welfare so that all farm animals experience higher standards of welfare can be economically justified."
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C29036
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Posted at http://institution.gallup.com, Via "Create a Trend" option, Questions 25c (2008 survey) and Question 37c (2003 survey), Gallup Poll Social Series: Values and Beliefs. 2 pages., Compares responses from national surveys among U. S. adults during 2003 and 2008.