Mexican consumers' perceptions and attitudes towards farm animal welfare and willingness to pay for welfare friendly meat products

Lama, Genaro C. Miranda-de la; Estévez-Moreno, L.X.; Sepúlveda, Wílmer S.; Estrada-Chavero, M.C.; Rayas-Amor, Adolfo Armando; Villarroel, Morris; María, G. A.

doi:10.1016/j.meatsci.2016.12.001

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“…The percentage of citizens that considered that it is very important to protect the welfare of farmed animals increased from 34% to 57% between 2006 and 2015 [10,11]. Different studies have documented that the situation is very similar worldwide (EU [20][21][22][23], USA [24][25][26][27], Canada [28,29], Latin America [30][31][32][33], Asia [34], and Australia [35]), demonstrating that animal welfare concerns have become more important over the years, as was predicted by the authors of [36].…”

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Consumers’ Concerns and Perceptions of Farm Animal Welfare

Alonso

González-Montaña

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2020

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In this paper, we explore the evolution of consumers’ perceptions and concerns about the effects that intensification of production systems could have on the welfare of farm animals. Despite the differences in definitions of animal welfare that make perceptions about this complex subject extremely variable, there is a growing perception that farm animal welfare should be protected and improved. There is an increasing appreciation of animal welfare parameters over other quality attributes, and animal-friendly products are considered healthier, safer, tastier, more hygienic, authentic, environmentally friendly, and traditional by many consumers. The willingness to pay for the increases in price that higher levels of farm animal welfare could produce could be promoted by means of adequate information about management and housing conditions of the different farming species. Welfare-friendly products that are properly labeled with clear information provided by an internationally accepted, transparent, and traceable monitoring system will increase consumers’ confidence in the food chain participants. Both consumers and citizens have the opportunity to improve the welfare of millions of farmed animals now and in the future, consumers by assuming their responsibility at the buying point, purchasing welfare-friendly products, and citizens by driving legislation to achieve some minimum standard of welfare conditions that could meet animals’ needs.

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Consumers’ Concerns and Perceptions of Farm Animal Welfare

Alonso

González-Montaña

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2020

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“…There is a wide range of literature on how demographic factors such as socio-economic structure and education level can affect animal welfare perception and attitudes. 11,12,14,30 In fact, a positive association between animal welfare concern, and higher education and economic income levels has been found. The fact that people with lower education and income exhibit a more negative animal welfare attitude may relate to their need to assign utilitarian values and norms to products, and possibly to insufficient knowledge about the impact of industrial production on animal welfare, as well as on human and environmental health.…”

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“…Consumer preference when buying animal food products is influenced by many factors. 10,11 Products presented as healthy, tasty or environmentally friendly may have an increased appeal. 4,5,10 Regarding production practices with high animal welfare standards, Kendall et al 12 have determined that: urban and rural life experience, social structural features (such as socio-economic class and family status) and personal characteristics (such as gender, age and education) are structural determinants of ensuing consumer attitudes.…”

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Assessment of Turkish consumer attitudes using an Animal Welfare Attitude Scale (AWAS)

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Bozkurt

2020

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The aim of this study was to examine Turkish consumer attitudes towards animal welfare in terms of cognitive, affective and behavioral dimensions, using a bespoke Animal Welfare Attitude Scale (AWAS). An overall consumer attitude was also determined. The Delphi technique was used to establish an item pool to develop a questionnaire for the construction of the AWAS. This questionnaire was later used for data collection. A total of 2295 consumers were surveyed in 14 cities, in the 7 regions of Turkey. Descriptive statistics, exploratory factor analysis (EFA), confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), reliability analysis, Ward's hierarchical clustering method and One-way ANOVA were used to validate the questionnaire, and to analyze data. Results of the EFA allowed for allocation of 42 items collected under 3 dimensions (cognitive, affective and behavioral), that explained 72% of the total variance of the model. This factor structure was subsequently confirmed by a CFA performed on a different sample of 425 consumers. The Cronbach's Alpha coefficient for AWAS was calculated at 0.829. These results confirmed that the developed AWAS had a valid and reliable scale. The questionnaire showed that consumers' attitudes towards animal welfare were more negative at the behavioral dimension, than either at the cognitive or affective dimensions. Consumers in Turkey were ultimately divided into three groups according to their overall attitudes towards animal welfare as impassive, moderate or sensitive. Onethird of Turkish consumers placed in the sensitive group, thus emphasizing a potential niche for animal-friendly food marketing in Turkey.

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“…One likely reason is pressure on companies from stakeholders to effectively manage farm animal welfare-related issues. This pressure comes from stakeholders who see ethical animal issues as part of business ethics, global consumers who believe it is important to protect the welfare of farmed animals and who are interested in buying higher welfare products [21,31,32], animal welfare NGOs and, regulation, in particular within the EU [33]. …”

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Corporate Reporting on Farm Animal Welfare: An Evaluation of Global Food Companies’ Discourse and Disclosures on Farm Animal Welfare

Sullivan

Amos²,

Weerd³

2017

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Simple SummaryCompanies that produce or sell food products from farm animals can have a major influence on the lives and welfare of these animals. The Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare (BBFAW) conducts an annual evaluation of the farm animal welfare-related disclosures of some of the world’s largest food companies. The programme looks at companies’ published policies and commitments and examines whether these might lead to actions that can improve animal welfare on farms. It also assesses whether companies show leadership in this field. The BBFAW found that, in 2012 and 2013, around 70% of companies acknowledged animal welfare as a business issue, and that, between 2012 and 2013, there was clear evidence of an increased level of disclosure on farm animal welfare awareness in the companies that were assessed. However, only 34% (2012) and 44% (2013) of companies had published comprehensive farm animal welfare policies, suggesting that many companies have yet to report on farm animal welfare as a business issue or disclose their approach to farm animal welfare to stakeholders and society.AbstractThe views that food companies hold about their responsibilities for animal welfare can strongly influence the lives and welfare of farm animals. If a company’s commitment is translated into action, it can be a major driver of animal welfare. The Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare (BBFAW) is an annual evaluation of farm animal welfare-related practices, reporting and performance of food companies. The framework evaluates how close, based on their disclosures, companies are to best practice in three areas: Management Commitment, Governance & Performance and Leadership & Innovation. The BBFAW analysed information published by 68 (2012) and 70 (2013) of the world’s largest food companies. Around 70% of companies acknowledged animal welfare as a business issue. Between 2012 and 2013, the mean BBFAW score increased significantly by 5% (p < 0.001, Wilcoxon Signed-Rank test). However, only 34% (2012) and 44% (2013) of companies published comprehensive animal welfare policies. This increase suggests that global food companies are increasingly aware that farm animal welfare is of interest to their stakeholders, but also that many companies have yet to acknowledge farm animal welfare as a business issue or to demonstrate their approach to farm animal welfare to stakeholders and society.

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Mexican consumers' perceptions and attitudes towards farm animal welfare and willingness to pay for welfare friendly meat products

Cited by 119 publications

References 58 publications

Consumers’ Concerns and Perceptions of Farm Animal Welfare

Consumers’ Concerns and Perceptions of Farm Animal Welfare

Assessment of Turkish consumer attitudes using an Animal Welfare Attitude Scale (AWAS)

Corporate Reporting on Farm Animal Welfare: An Evaluation of Global Food Companies’ Discourse and Disclosures on Farm Animal Welfare

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