Public Believes Animals Are Treated Well
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This public opinion survey has found that the majority of U.S. citizens believe farmers treat animals well and they view farmers and ranchers in a positive light.
The majority of U.S. citizens believe that farmers and ranchers treat their animals humanely.
This article summarizes a public opinion commissioned by the Animal Industry Foundation, which is supported by feed and other agribusiness.
80% of U.S. citizens believe farmers and ranchers treat their animals humanely.
89% believe farmers do a good job of producing healthy food at reasonable prices.
54% of adults believe they are knowledgeable about farm production practices, indicating that more needs to be done to educate the public on modern farming and ranching.
Citations:
Beef Business Bulletin, N/a, 1989 United States (National)
