Attitudes de consommateurs de viande bovine vis-à-vis du bien-être animal : une comparaison régionale dans la zone pyrénéenne

Abstract

Attitudes towards animal welfare (AW) are investigated in two Spanish and two French regions located on both sides of the Pyrenees (n=1213). Two scores are used: one measuring the importance of 11 good practices for AW and one capturing the consumers´ trust regarding stakeholder behaviour. Items linked with animal life conditions get the highest scores of importance. Trust scores are of a lower magnitude and statistically significant differences are found across regions. Finally, socio-demographic characteristics and meat purchase and consumption habits explain part of the observed attitudinal differences found among respondents