Animal Welfare Economics

Lusk, Jayson L.; Norwood, F. Bailey

doi:10.1093/aepp/ppr036

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“…Scientists and industry specialists often argue that the public's rejection of biotechnology is due to a lack of understanding of science and that this knowledge deficit can be overcome by educating the public (Lusk and Norwood, 2011;Ahteensuu, 2012). However, solutions that are out of step with societal values may not gain acceptance.…”

Section: Scientific and Technological Innovation And Advancesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Invited review: Sustainability of the US dairy industry

Keyserlingk

Martin

Kebreab

et al. 2013

Journal of Dairy Science

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The US dairy industry has realized tremendous improvements in efficiencies and milk production since the 1940s. During this time, farm and total cow numbers have decreased and average herd size has increased. This intensification, combined with the shift to a largely urban public, has resulted in increased scrutiny of the dairy industry by social and environmental movements and increased concern regarding the dairy industry's sustainability. In response to these concerns, a group of scientists specializing in animal welfare, nutrient management, greenhouse gas emissions, animal science, agronomy, agricultural engineering, microbiology, and economics undertook a critical review of the US dairy industry. Although the US dairy system was identified as having significant strengths, the consensus was that the current structure of the industry lacks the resilience to adapt to changing social and environmental landscapes. We identified several factors affecting the sustainability of the US dairy industry, including climate change, rapid scientific and technological innovation, globalization, integration of societal values, and multidisciplinary research initiatives. Specific challenges include the westward migration of milk production in the United States (which is at odds with projected reductions in precipitation and associated limitations in water availability for cattle and crops), and the growing divide between industry practices and public perceptions, resulting in less public trust. Addressing these issues will require improved alignment between industry practices and societal values, based upon leadership from within the industry and sustained engagement with other interested participants, including researchers, consumers, and the general public.

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Section: Scientific and Technological Innovation And Advancesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Invited review: Sustainability of the US dairy industry

Keyserlingk

Martin

Kebreab

et al. 2013

Journal of Dairy Science

217

129

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“…The fact that consumers are willing to pay a higher price for animal products obtained by means of production processes which enhance animal welfare has been shown by several studies (Lagerkvist and Hess 2010;Lusk and Norwood 2011b;Michaud et al 2013). However, what appear partly neglected in the literature are the determinants of consumer choices explaining the different sensitivities observed among individuals (and among different countries) toward animal welfare, both as a general concern and when it comes to food choices (Heerwagen et al 2015).…”

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confidence: 99%

Determinants of Individual Attitudes Toward Animal Welfare-Friendly Food Products

Cembalo

Caracciolo

Lombardi

et al. 2016

J Agric Environ Ethics

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Animal welfare involves societal and human values, ethical concerns and moral considerations since it incorporates the belief of what is right or what is wrong in animal treatment and care. This paper aims to ascertain whether the different dimensions of individual attitudes toward animal welfare in food choices may be characterized by general human values, as identified by Schwartz. For this purpose, an EU-wide survey was carried out, covering almost 2500 nationally representative individuals from five European countries. Compared with the previous literature this study shows a twofold novelty: (1) it develops a general framework to link individual enduring beliefs and attitudes toward animal welfare attributes in food choices; (2) the framework is analyzed within a broad-based crosscountry study. Our empirical results prove that human values related to self-transcendence are strongly associated to overall animal welfare attitudes and especially to those explicitly related to food choices, while values related to the spheres of selfenhancement and conservatism are significantly associated to less sensitive attitudes to animal welfare. Moreover, our results appear to indicate that a determinant of animal welfarism in food choices is potentially associated to individual concerns regarding food safety issues.

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“…Also, a similar conclusion is reached in ''animal welfare economy discipline'' (Lusk and Norwood 2011). This is a whole discipline focusing on identifying the right balance between the costs for improved animal welfare and the resulting economic output risks to stand in the way for any significant progress for the animals as a methodological point.…”

Section: Animal Welfare and Economy: When It Is Not A Win-win Situationmentioning

confidence: 57%

Seeing the Animal: On the Ethical Implications of De-animalization in Intensive Animal Production Systems

Harfeld

Cornou

Kornum

et al. 2016

J Agric Environ Ethics

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This article discusses the notion that the invisibility of the animalness of the animal constitutes a fundamental obstacle to change within current production systems. It is discussed whether housing animals in environments that resemble natural habitats could lead to a re-animalization of the animals, a higher appreciation of their moral significance, and thereby higher standards of animal welfare. The basic claim is that experiencing the animals in their evolutionary and environmental context would make it harder to objectify animals as mere bioreactors and production systems. It is argued that the historic objectification of animals within intensive animal production can only be reversed if animals are given the chance to express themselves as they are and not as we see them through the tunnel visions of economy and quantifiable welfare assessment parameters.

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Animal Welfare Economics

Cited by 118 publications

References 36 publications

Invited review: Sustainability of the US dairy industry

Invited review: Sustainability of the US dairy industry

Determinants of Individual Attitudes Toward Animal Welfare-Friendly Food Products

Seeing the Animal: On the Ethical Implications of De-animalization in Intensive Animal Production Systems

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