Simple Summary Public engagement on issues related to animal research, including
exploration of public attitudes, provides a means of achieving socially acceptable scientific�…

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�…

Many factors may influence the outcome of surveys on how people view the use of animals
in research. Some aspects are related to the instrument used, whereas others are related to�…

The conflict between animal costs and human benefits has dominated public as well as
academic debates about animal research. However, surveys of public perceptions of animal�…

Although gender differences in attitudes toward animal research have been reported in the
literature for some time, exploration into the nature of these differences has received less�…

Although animal rights organizations have become more visible and vocal, the question
remains as to how widespread such attitudes have become in the population at large. To�…

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 &�…

Four hundred and ninety-five people completed a questionnaire in which they rated 35
specific examples of uses of different species of animals on a 5-point scale of�…

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 questionnaire was used to assess people's attitudes toward 33 species of animals on six
dimensions (useful-useless, smart-stupid, responsive-unresponsive, lovable-unlovable, safe�…