Farm animal welfare: the interaction of ethical questions and animal welfare science

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    Abstract

    An experimental survey was undertaken to explore the links between the
    characteristics of a moral issue, the degree of moral intensity/moral imperative associated with the issue (Jones, 1991), and people’s stated willingness to pay (wtp) for policy to address the issue. Two farm animal welfare issues were chosen for comparison and the contingent valuation method was used to elicit people’s wtp. The findings of the survey suggest that increases in moral characteristics do appear to result in an increase in moral intensity and the degree of moral imperative associated with an issue. Moreover, there was a positive link between moral intensity/moral imperative associated with an issue and people’s stated wtp for policy to address the issue. The paper discusses the relevance of the findings of the survey in the context of the debate concerning the relationship between moral and economic values and the use of the contingent valuation method to estimate people’s wtp of policy options with moral dimensions.
    OriginalsprogEngelsk
    TidsskriftAnimal Welfare
    Vol/bind12
    Udgave nummer12
    Sider (fra-til)469-478
    Antal sider10
    ISSN0962-7286
    StatusUdgivet - 2003

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