Meeting Heterogeneity in Consumer Demand for Animal Welfare: A Reflection on Existing Knowledge and Implications for the Meat Sector

Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 629-661

  de Jonge, Janneke ^a   van Trijp, Hans C M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ambivalence; Animal welfare standards; Consumers; Europe; Meat supply chain; Social dilemma theory; System lock in

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; HETEROGENEITY; KNOWLEDGE; MEAT; MORALITY; SOCIAL THEORY; STAKEHOLDER;

EUROPE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84878661697     PISSN: 11877863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10806-012-9426-7     Document Type: Review

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