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Treatment of animals
Q. Which of the following statements comes closest to your view about the treatment of animals?
|
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
| Animals deserve the same rights as people to be free from harm and exploitation |
30% |
30% |
28% |
40% |
| Animals deserve some protection from harm and exploitation, but it is still appropriate to use them for the benefit of humans |
61% |
61% |
66% |
55% |
| Animals don’t need much protection from harm and exploitation since they are just animals |
4% |
4% |
3% |
2% |
| Don’t know |
5% |
5% |
3% |
3% |
61% think animals deserve some protection from harm and exploitation, but it is still appropriate to use them for the benefit of humans and 30% think animals deserve the same rights as people to be free from harm and exploitation. Only 4% think animals don’t need much protection from harm and exploitation since they are just animals.
Those most likely to think animals deserve the same rights as people to be free from harm and exploitation were Greens voters (40%) and women (38%).
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