ABSTRACT

Concerns about animal welfare are becoming increasingly important. Recent research suggests that age and gender are associated with attitudes toward animal welfare in adolescents. In this study, we analyzed attitudes toward animal welfare in adolescents from five geographic regions: Colombia, France, Germany, and two regions in India (Raipur and Kalyani). Individuals responded to the Composite Respect for Animals Scale (CRAS-S). The CRAS-S score integrates 10 facets of attitudes toward animal welfare: the use of animals in research, for food, as pets, for recreation, for clothing, farm animal husbandry, and the conservation of animals, as well as emotional aspects such as feeling superior to animals or emotional affection. A total of 627 males and 506 females (n = 1,133) participated in this study (France, 134; Colombia, 193; Germany, 377; Raipur, 210; Kalyani, 219). Females scored significantly higher than males (2.9% of variance explained). There was no consistent relationship with age. No relationship was found in Colombia, France, and Raipur, and a negative relationship in attitudes toward animal welfare was found in Germany and Kalyani.

摘要

对动物福利的关注变得越来越重要。最近的研究表明，年龄和性别与青少年对动物福利的态度有关。在这项研究中，我们分析了来自五个地理区域的青少年对动物福利的态度：哥伦比亚，法国，德国和印度的两个区域（莱布尔和卡利亚尼）。个人对动物的综合尊重量表（CRAS-S）做出了回应。CRAS-S评分综合了对动物福利态度的10个方面：在研究中使用动物，用于食物，作为宠物，用于娱乐，用于服装，农场畜牧业以及对动物的保护，以及情感方面，例如感觉优于动物或情感情感。共有627名男性和506名女性（n = 1,133）（法国，134；哥伦比亚，193；德国，377；赖布尔，210；卡利亚尼，219）参加了这项研究。女性得分明显高于男性（解释的差异为2.9％）。与年龄没有一致的关系。在哥伦比亚，法国和赖布尔没有发现恋爱关系，在德国和卡利亚尼也没有发现对动物福利的态度存在消极关系。