Presented here are three research studies examining psychological characteristics
underlying attitudes toward the use of nonhuman animals: beliefs and value systems; their�…

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 &�…

The central premise of the present chapter is that humans routinely undervalue animals
relative to themselves. This devaluing has implications not only for animals, in terms of�…

In order to understand the animal rights movement as it exists today in American society, it is
necessary to explore the ways in which the beliefs of those who support the movement differ�…

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�…

This study uses qualitative methodology to examine why people have different attitudes
toward different types of nonhuman animal use. Seventeen participants took part in a semi�…

A question about the" moral rights" of nonhuman animals in the 1993 and 1994 General
Social Survey (GSS) effected an understanding of some of the demographics of those�…

ABSTRACT “Animal use” is a contentious topic that refers to practices involving the
utilization of non-human animals by human beings. These practices often evoke strong and�…

In this chapter, Anita Guerrini, a science historian, criticizes the way in which the ethical
debate over the use of animals in research has been carried out. She notes that the debate�…

While anthropomorphizing nonhuman animals has been shown to increase identification
with them and, by extension, concern for their wellbeing, little research has directly tested�…