Four Moral Issues Sharply Divide People in the U.S.
Gallup’s annual “Values and Beliefs” assessment of the moral acceptability of certain behaviors and social policies found that 59% of U.S. adults believe it’s morally acceptable to test on animals, 31% accept cloning animals, and 60% accept buying and wearing animal fur. Animal issues covered in the survey show the strongest differences by gender, with women being more supportive of animal protection than men.
Specific survey data related to animal issues include (% Morally Acceptable/% Morally Wrong):
- Buying and wearing clothing made of animal fur (60%/35%)
- Medical testing on animals (59%/34%)
- Cloning animals (31%/63%)
Moral acceptance by political party (Democrats/Independents/Republican):
- Buying and wearing clothing made of animal fur (54%/61%/67%)
- Medical testing on animals (58%/57%/62%)
- Cloning animals (34%/32%/27%)
Moral acceptance by gender (men/women):
- Buying and wearing clothing made of animal fur (73%/48%)
- Medical testing on animals (69%/49%)
- Cloning animals (13%/4%)