Awareness of ag-gag laws erodes trust in farmers and increases support for animal welfare regulations

Food Policy

Volumn 61, Issue , 2016, Pages 121-125

  Robbins, J A ^a   Franks, B ^a   Weary, D M ^a   Von Keyserlingk, M A G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Animal well being; Credibility; Transparency; Trustworthiness; Undercover videos; Whistleblowers

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; FARMERS KNOWLEDGE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGY; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84961994395     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2016.02.008     Document Type: Article

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