American society uses millions of animals each day for food, recreation, and a variety of
other purposes, yet psychologists—in contrast to other social scientists—have devoted very�…

Until recently, the study of people's relationships and interactions with other (nonhuman)
animals has received scant attention from the social sciences. The preceding articles in this�…

Relations between humans and nonhuman animals are morally significant, intense,
enduring, and pervasive. Presented here are current perspectives on social and�…

We introduce and investigate the philosophical concept of 'speciesism'—the assignment of
different moral worth based on species membership—as a psychological construct. In five�…

Despite being animals, humans distance themselves physically and mentally from (most)
other animals and prioritize human interests. We exploit other animals to feed, clothe, and�…

It would be difficult to overestimate the significance of animals in the social and
psychological life of our species. Images of animals are everywhere: in our language�…

How are (most) people able to both eat animals and claim to love animals? This seeming
paradox between harm and care is fundamentally psychological. In understanding the�…

Animal rights activism is increasing rapidly, yet no empirical research has sought to
determine who the animal rights activists are, what they believe, and what they hold as their�…

People affect animals through four broad types of activity:(1) people keep companion, farm,
laboratory and captive wild animals, often while using them for some purpose;(2) people�…

Scientists have been portrayed as having an uncaring attitude toward the use of animals
and being inclined to reject the possibility of animal mind (Baldwin, 1993; Blumberg &�…