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May 5 2022 | Casey Bond

Why Do People Keep Reptiles?

Despite their popularity, little is known about the needs of reptiles kept as companion animals. A new survey explores why people seek reptiles as companions and how they perceive their animals. READ MORE

Jan 7 2022 | Sara Streeter

क्या पशु कल्याण के प्रयासों से माँस के सेवन में कमी आती है?

लोगों को माँस कम खाने के लिए राज़ी करना मुश्किल काम है। इस अध्ययन से पता चलता है कि ऐसे कुछ तरीके हैं जो बेहद प्रभावी हो सकते हैं और संदेश जितना अधिक स्पष्ट और दृढ़ता से दिया जाए, उतना ही बेहतर होगा। READ MORE

Jan 7 2022 | Sara Streeter

Do Appeals To Animal Welfare Reduce Meat Consumption?

Getting people to eat less meat is hard. This study finds a variety of interventions can be surprisingly successful, and the more emphatic the message, the better. READ MORE

Jul 26 2019 | Michael Greenblatt

Why Some People, But Not Others, Choose A Plant-Based Diet

Categorizing a person’s consumption orientation may help to predict their likelihood of adopting a plant-based diet or their resistance to the idea. READ MORE

Jan 29 2019 | Mona Zahir

Measuring Animal Welfare Over Time: A Case Study With Goats

Finding the best possible indicators is crucial to measuring animal welfare in a consistent way over time. READ MORE

Oct 1 2018 | Carys Bennett

Perceptions, Attitudes, Interests And Concerns About Clean Meat

In this survey from 2013, initial strong feelings of disgust and perception of cultured meat as “unnatural” were followed by acknowledgement of the benefits to society that cultured meat can bring. READ MORE

Jun 29 2018 | Carys Bennett

Gender Difference In Attitudes Towards Animal Exploitation

Human–human relations can help explain gender differences in human–animal relations, and exploitative tendencies towards the environment and animals may be built upon shared psychological mechanisms. READ MORE