Childhood experiences and attitudes towards animal issues: A comparison of young adults in Japan and the UK

Animal Welfare

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 437-448

  Miura, A ^a   Bradshaw, J W S ^a   Tanida, H ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Cross cultural; Humane attitudes; Pet attitude scale; Pet keeping; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILDHOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; LIVESTOCK; MALE; PERCEPTION; PHENOMENOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; STUDENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0036400915     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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