I have been away from TCS for a while and am so happy to have a chance to come visit again. So Hello to all you new folks and to all of my old friends!
In August I am going to present a paper in Regensburg Germany in which I will discuss people's attitudes toward animals, with an emphasis on cultural differences in attitudes. I have found tons of research looking at U.S. American attitudes toward animals, but have found next to nothing about the attitudes of people in other countries. So, I thought TCS would be the perfect place to get some first hand information.
So....here are my questions:
1. How do you view YOUR relationship with your companion animals?
2. How would you describe the typical person in your country's relationship with animals? How do they think about animals? How do they treat animals?
3. How do you think your country or state government views animal maltreatment? Do they take it seriously or is it pretty much ignored?
4. Do you think that your country is making improvements in how it treats different types of animals (farm animals, wildlife, companion animals)?
I would love information from everyone who wants to respond and would particularly like to hear from people outside the U.S.A.
Thanks for your help!
Renae
In August I am going to present a paper in Regensburg Germany in which I will discuss people's attitudes toward animals, with an emphasis on cultural differences in attitudes. I have found tons of research looking at U.S. American attitudes toward animals, but have found next to nothing about the attitudes of people in other countries. So, I thought TCS would be the perfect place to get some first hand information.
So....here are my questions:
1. How do you view YOUR relationship with your companion animals?
2. How would you describe the typical person in your country's relationship with animals? How do they think about animals? How do they treat animals?
3. How do you think your country or state government views animal maltreatment? Do they take it seriously or is it pretty much ignored?
4. Do you think that your country is making improvements in how it treats different types of animals (farm animals, wildlife, companion animals)?
I would love information from everyone who wants to respond and would particularly like to hear from people outside the U.S.A.
Thanks for your help!
Renae