Gallup: Majority of People Believe Animals Deserve Protection

Attitudes about animals are steadily shifting, and a new Gallup
poll has revealed what many of us already knew: most people believe animals
deserve protection from harm.

Now more than ever, people believe that animals should be
extended the same protections from harm and exploitation as people: about a
third of respondents feel this way today compared to a fourth of respondents
back in 2008.

Gallup explains, “The percentage of Americans who support
the idea that animals’ rights should be equal to those of humans increased
across all major U.S. demographic groups. Women remain more likely to support
this view than men do, but support among both groups has increased by a similar
amount since 2008.

Despite the increased focus on farmed animal welfare in
books and movies, the poll showed Americans are still less concerned for these
animals than others, such as those used in research.

All animals have a capacity to feel pain as well as joy, and
all are equally deserving of protection. Unfortunately, animals on modern farms
are subjected to abuse and neglect, including extreme confinement, routine
mutilations without painkillers, and cruel slaughter.

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