Academics working on animal welfare typically consider the animal's affective state (eg the
experience of pain), biological functioning (eg the presence of injuries), and sometimes�…

The instructional use of animals is a popular strategy to engage students with science,
enhance their motivation, and promote values such as respect, tolerance, and empathy for�…

A total of 302 undergraduates in the social sciences and the humanities at two Australian
universities were given a questionnaire designed to explore public attitudes toward animal�…

Animal welfare involves societal and human values, ethical concerns and moral
considerations since it incorporates the belief of what is right or what is wrong in animal�…

This unique book brings together research and theorizing on human-animal relations,
animal advocacy, and the factors underlying exploitative attitudes and behaviors towards�…

Animal minds are of central importance to debates about their rights and welfare. Remaining
ignorant of evidence that animals have minds is therefore likely to facilitate their�…

The relationship between public attitudes toward animals and human demographics has
been well documented during the last few decades, but the influence of human ethical�…

We examine the moderating effects of cognitive dissonance on the persuasiveness of a
message designed to influence attitudes and behaviors supportive of intensive-production�…

Four hundred and twenty-two adults completed a postal questionnaire in which they
provided information regarding pet ownership and their attitudes toward 13 issues involving�…

We, as humans, are deeply fascinated by animals from an early age yet we also in many
ways exploit animals. Eating animals is a particular “blind spot” in our ethical thinking about�…