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Nov 19, 2012
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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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Two Party Preferred: 14 May 2019

Labor
51.5%-0.5
Coalition
48.5%+0.5

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