Labels and the Treatment of Animals: Archival and Experimental Cases

AbstractThe proposition that sheer labels or categories are important in people's reactions to the treatment of animals was supported by evidence from two sources. First, print archives showed that in the real world animals with a great deal in common such as (a) dolphins and tuna in the same n...

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Published in:Society & animals 1993, Vol.1 (1), p.45-60
Main Authors: Rasmussen, Jeffrey Lee, Craft, Heather D, Rajecki, D.W
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
ANIMAL
ANIMAL WELFARE
ANIMALES
ANIMALS
ATTITUDES
BIEN ETRE ANIMAL
BIENESTAR ANIMAL
LABELING
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Summary:AbstractThe proposition that sheer labels or categories are important in people's reactions to the treatment of animals was supported by evidence from two sources. First, print archives showed that in the real world animals with a great deal in common such as (a) dolphins and tuna in the same nets; (b) cats and dogs, and pigs and goats in the same laboratories; and (c) native and feral species in the same parks are viewed or treated quite differently by humans. Second, original experiments were conducted wherein some hypothetical maltreatment of animals was held constant, but the animal label was varied over different respondents. Depending on the fictional maltreatment (hooking, shooting) and label (dog, cat, bird, fish, pig, goat) men and women respondents showed strong and systematic patterns of more or less tolerance for such treatment.
ISSN:1063-1119
1568-5306
DOI:10.1163/156853093X00145