Anthropogenic suffering of farmed animals: the other side of zoonoses

Kona‐Boun, Jean‐Jacques

doi:10.51291/2377-7478.1207

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“…Meat consumer behaviour continues to be a popular multidisciplinary research focus, due largely to the detrimental consequences of increasing meat consumption trends (Parlasca & Qaim, 2022). Animal agriculture contributes substantially to climate change, environmental destruction, and biodiversity loss (Chai et al, 2019;Poore & Nemecek, 2018), and an immense scale of animal suffering (Cassuto & Eckhardt, 2016;Kona-Boun, 2020).…”

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Introducing the Meat Consumption and Intention Scale: Psychometric Properties and Convergent Validity

Camilleri¹,

Gill²,

Scarfo³

et al. 2023

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As people become increasingly aware of the harmful consequences of excessive meat consumption on the environment and public health, understanding and changing meat consumer behaviour has become an important area of research in many disciplines. Meat consumption, and the intention to change one’s meat consumption, are two variables investigated in a broad range of studies. However, succinct, psychometrically sound measures of self-reported meat consumption and intention are lacking. Utilising two independent Australian samples, the 21-item Meat Consumption and Intention Scale (MCIS) was developed to address this research gap. In study 1, exploratory factor analysis produced an underlying two-factor structure of the MCIS (a Meat Consumption scale, and an Intention to Eat Meat scale). In study 2, confirmatory factor analysis supported the validity of the two-factor structure. Correlation analyses between the two MCIS subscales and eight variables related to meat consumption and intention provided evidence of convergent validity for the MCIS. Overall, results provide preliminary evidence supporting the reliability and validity of the MCIS, which is an efficient measure of meat consumption and intention to eat meat, can be administered on one occasion, and is suitable for use in a broad range of study designs.

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Introducing the Meat Consumption and Intention Scale: Psychometric Properties and Convergent Validity

Camilleri¹,

Gill²,

Scarfo³

et al. 2023

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“…The recognition that positive affective experiences are a good indicator of FAW is paramount in connecting animal sentience with more practical considerations of FAW [ 7 ]. In the present, anthropogenic suffering, or the acknowledgement of animal suffering caused by human actions, is seen as the major step towards an ethical relationship between humans and animals [ 8 ]. The role of humans in animal suffering is particularly apparent for farm animals that are kept with the explicit purpose of serving human needs [ 9 ].…”

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Perceptions of Farm Animal Sentience and Suffering: Evidence from the BRIC Countries and the United States

Mata

Jaeger

Domingues

2022

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In this study, we examined how beliefs about farm animal sentience and their suffering vary across culture and demographic characteristics. A total of N = 5027) questionnaires were administered in Brazil, Russia, India, China, and the USA. Brazilians showed higher and Chinese lower levels of perceived animal sentience. In Russia and India, the perception of suffering and sentience increases with age, with similar levels to those observed in the USA. In all the countries, more people agreed than disagreed that animals are sentient. Men in India show higher levels of agreement with the relation between eating meat and animal suffering, followed by women in Brazil and China. Lower levels of agreement are observed in Americans and Chinese. Women show higher levels of compassion than men. In Russia, there is a slightly higher level of agreement between men and in the USA younger men agree more. Young American men show higher levels of agreement, while in India and China age has the opposite effect. For fair trading competition, it is important to standardize procedures and respect the demand for both animal protein and its ethical production. Overall, our results showed that perceptions of farm animal sentience and suffering vary substantially across countries and demographic groups. These differences could have important consequences for the perceived ethicality of meat production and consumption, and for global trade in animal products.

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Mitigating Zoonotic Risks in Intensive Farming: Solutions for a Sustainable Change

2022

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Zoonoses-diseases and infections caused by pathogens that are transmitted between animals and humans-are considered one of the most important threats to public health (Bueno-Marı ´et al. 2015). Seventy-five percent of all emerging human infectious diseases originate from animals (Taylor et al. 2001). These zoonoses have become more frequent and with more consequences for animals and humans (Coker et al. 2011;Wolfe et al. 2007). One of the main routes for the spillover and amplification of pathogens that can affect humans is the production and consumption of animal-based products (Coker et al. 2011;Leibler et al. 2009;Wolfe et al. 2007). The sharp increase in the number of farmed animals over the past 50 years and the higher density at which they are kept, amplified zoonotic risks (Espinoza et al. 2020;Leibler et al. 2009;Silbergeld 2016; Wallace 2016). To mitigate these risks, governmental policies and producer practices have focused on increasing biosecurity (any practice preventing pathogen introduction and release into areas one tries to protect, Leibler et al. 2009) and biocontainment (any measure taken to prevent disease spreading within a herd or flock when the disease is already present, Dargatz et al. 2002). But are these approaches effective?

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Anthropogenic suffering of farmed animals: the other side of zoonoses

Cited by 4 publications

References 102 publications

Introducing the Meat Consumption and Intention Scale: Psychometric Properties and Convergent Validity

Introducing the Meat Consumption and Intention Scale: Psychometric Properties and Convergent Validity

Perceptions of Farm Animal Sentience and Suffering: Evidence from the BRIC Countries and the United States

Mitigating Zoonotic Risks in Intensive Farming: Solutions for a Sustainable Change

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