The last 20 years have witnessed the dramatic growth of the animal rights movement and a
concurrent increase in its social scientific scrutiny. One of the most notable and consistent�…

This is the first study about attitudes toward animals among German children and
adolescents. A sample of 543 pupils (261 boys, 282 girls) aged 11 to 17 (mean age�…

When evaluating the ethical status of an action that harms a nonhuman animal (henceforth
animal), one might weigh the benefit to humankind against the cost of the harm done to the�…

This paper examines the variations in dog owners' attitudes toward, treatment of, and
interactions with, animals. Based on 28 in-depth interviews with dog owners from a county in�…

This paper is the first of four reports on the results of a three-year study of American attitudes,
knowledge and behaviors toward wildlife and natural habitats. Each paper will be structured�…

Although 20 th-century empiricists were agnostic about animal mind and consciousness, this
was not the case for their historical ancestors–John Locke, David Hume, Jeremy Bentham�…

While sociologists and the public at large are increasingly interested in the life conditions of
animals, conceptual and empirical development of the topic is limited. This paper seeks to�…

Slides of animals in natural, semi‐natural, and zoo settings were rated by college students
on a number of semantic differential scales. Results indicate that the setting in which an�…

In this study, the authors investigated wildlife value orientations, gender, and concern about
risks posed by a large, potentially dangerous predator—the mountain lion. A survey (58�…

A comparative analysis was made of the public's attitudes toward the use of animals in
scientific research in 15 different nations. The intensity of opposition to animal research was�…