Previous research has examined a range of demographic variables that have been shown
to influence an individual's attitude toward, and in turn their treatment of, animals. Little is …

Previous research has identified a relationship between acts of cruelty to animals other than
humans and involvement in other forms of antisocial behavior. The current study sought to …

A total of 302 undergraduates in the social sciences and the humanities at two Australian
universities were given a questionnaire designed to explore public attitudes toward animal …

The past decade has seen an increase in interest relating to the correlates and determinants
of attitudes about nonhuman animals, especially attitudes about the use or abuse of …

The results of various studies have suggested a range of demographic and personality
variables that may affect attitudes toward the treatment of nonhuman species; however, the …

Our major aim in writing this chapter is to provide a current review of the Australian
environment in relation to animal cruelty and welfare attitudes, beliefs, and legislation. We …

A review of the animal welfare literature indicates that all the current measures used to
evaluate it have limitations in how they assess attitudes toward animals and their care. Few …

Attitudes toward the treatment of nonhuman animals in the animal protection community
remain largely under researched. In an attempt to begin to rectify this, this study conducted a …

Nature of reform to animal welfare legislation in Australia has commonly been attributed to
increasing alignment with the 'communities' expectations', implying that the community has …

Research into the interaction between deliberate harm of animals and potential risk for
human directed violence has burgeoned in the past two decades. In light of an underlying …