Consumers' Attitudes towards Animal Suffering: A Systematic Review on Awareness, Willingness and Dietary Change

Primer Autor
Sanchez-Sabate, Ruben
Co-autores
Fonseca, Rui Pedro
Título
Consumers' Attitudes towards Animal Suffering: A Systematic Review on Awareness, Willingness and Dietary Change
Editorial
MDPI
Revista
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
Lenguaje
en
Resumen
Planetary and human health depend on Westerners' ability to reduce meat consumption. Meat production degrades the environment while excessive meat intake is associated with cancer and cardiovascular disease, among others. Effective reasons and motivations are needed for consumers to change their diet. The fact that modern animal agriculture inflicts a great deal of pain on animals from their birth to their slaughter, animal welfare/suffering may drive consumers to curtail their meat consumption. This systematic review examined a total of 90 papers to ascertain consumers' awareness of the pain animals experience in animal agriculture, as well as consumer attitudes towards meat reduction due to animal welfare. Results show that consumers have low awareness of animal agriculture. Awareness of animal agricultural practices and animal sentience is associated with increased negative attitudes towards animal suffering. Animal suffering due to farming practices, transportation, slaughter, and animal sentience are factors that may encourage a reduction in meat consumption, and even dietary change in the short term. There is also evidence that animal suffering may be a more compelling motivation for consumers' willingness to change their diet than for health or environmental reasons. Therefore, increasing consumers' awareness of animal suffering in meat production is paramount to contributing to reduced pressure on the environment and improved human health.
Tipo de Recurso
artículo de revisión
doi
10.3390/ijerph192316372
Formato Recurso
PDF
Palabras Claves
systematic review
consumer attitudes
animal welfare
animal suffering
dietary change
meat consumption
behavior interventions
planetary health
human health
concerns
animals
contentious farming
husbandry
LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION
PUBLIC-ATTITUDES
MEAT CONSUMPTION
EAT MEAT
SURGICAL CASTRATION
TO-PAY
WELFARE
PERCEPTIONS
INFORMATION
CITIZENS
Ubicación del archivo
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192316372
Categoría OCDE
Ciencias Ambientales
Salud pública
ambiental y ocupacional
Materias
revisión sistemática
actitudes del consumidor
bienestar animal
sufrimiento animal
cambio dietético
consumo de carne
intervenciones conductuales
salud planetaria
salud humana
preocupaciones
animales
agricultura contenciosa
cría
PRODUCCIÓN GANADERA
ACTITUDES PÚBLICAS
CONSUMO DE CARNE
COMER CARNE
QUIRÚRGICA CASTRACIÓN
PAGAR
BIENESTAR
PERCEPCIONES
INFORMACIÓN
CIUDADANOS
Disciplinas de la OCDE
Nutrición y Dietética
Ciencias Ambientales (Aspectos Sociales)
Ganadería
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Consumers' Attitudes towards Animal Suffering: A Systematic Review on Awareness, Willingness and Dietary Change
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artículo de revisión
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WOS:000896122800001
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