Assessment of human’s relationships with other animal species
Keywords:
evaluación animal; legislación animal; bienestar animal; ética; CMI; MSA.Abstract
This article shows the assessment by 115 people of different genders, age groups, and the condition of owning a pet or not, on some social practices that make use of non-human animals. The main inquiry was made through an interview based on the participant´s conceptualisation of the free sortings of 18 cards and 18 images that contain social practices involving animals, and whether the condition of having a pet or not influenced their conceptualisations. A multidimensional scaling analysis (MSA), indicates that people classify the practices based on the function animals have for society, however are worried about the conditions in which animals are used. The results are discussed based on the importance that laypeople give to the ethics of animal uses, the role of having a pet or not, and the gender and age groups of participants, showing that young people and women are more sensitive to the welfare of animals. The results also showed that the participants conceptualise images differently according to whether they are asked to evaluate the social practice represented by the image or only text. Using images induces more moral conceptualisations than cards.
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