New study shows 80% of EU citizens find ‘using animals’ acceptable
23/05/2014
In the spring of 2014, Abacus Data asked more than 2,500 adults across a broad range of ages in the six wealthiest EU countries if they believed this was fair. A small number, 5%, said they believed all forms of animal use, including for food and commercial products, are acceptable. But a further 75% of respondents said they believed this practice was acceptable as long as farmers, meat companies and other producers look after the welfare of animals while they are alive and operate in a sustainable way.
With 5% of respondents saying they were unsure, only 15% expressed opposition to the notion of using animals in this way.
The countries covered in the survey were Germany, France, the UK, Italy, Spain and the Netherlands, the countries with the highest levels of national gross domestic product in the EU in 2013.
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