How do Dutch people think about animal rights?

Survey: Animal Rights

Is man superior to an animal?

• yes - 49%
• no - 35%
• depends of animal - 4%
• don't know - 5%

Do animals feel pain?

• mammals yes - 99%
• reptiles yes - 83%
• fish yes - 84%
• birds yes - 97%
• insects yes - 59%

How often do you eat meat?

• daily - 52%
• 3 to 6 times a week - 35%
• 1 or 2 times a week - 10%
• 1 to 3 times week - 2%
• otherwise - 1%

Do you think of the killing of animals?

• always - 6%
• often - 11%
• sometimes - 40%
• never - 42%
• don't know - 1%

Do animals have emotions?

• mammals yes - 90%
• reptiles yes - 53%
• fish yes - 48%
• birds yes - 80%
• insects yes - 25%

Is it allowed to kill an animal?

• dog yes - 15%
• marmot yes - 17%
• mouse yes - 45%
• spider yes - 48%
• rat yes - 48%
• fly yes - 65%

Would you like to know more about the living conditions of farm animals?

• yes - 72%
• no - 23%
• only with some meat - 1%
• don't know - 4%

Are you prepared to pay more for meat?

• certainly - 64%
• probably yes - 18%
• probably not - 9%
• certainly not - 5%
• don't know - 4%

Is it allowed to kill an animal …

• fish yes - 98%
• pig yes - 88%
• cow yes - 89%
• deer yes - 40%

… for sport:

• fish yes - 9%
• deer yes - 14%

… for experiments:

• pig yes - 26%
• cow yes - 24%

Are you prepared to eat less meat?

• certainly - 45%
• probably - 26%
• probably not - 17%
• certainly not - 10%
• don't know - 2%

Is it acceptable that animals are specially breed for consumption

• fully acceptable - 14%
• acceptable - 65%
• not acceptable - 16%
• fully unacceptable - 3%
• don't know - 2%

Should battery hen cages be banned?

• yes - 68%
• no - 25%
• don't know - 7%

Is cutting of dog tails acceptable?

• fully acceptable - 1%
• acceptable - 16%
• not acceptable - 30%
• fully unacceptable - 61%

Would you report animal abuse?

• certainly - 61%
• probably yes - 26%
• probably not - 7%
• certainly not - 6%
• don't know - 1%

How important are animals for the education of children?

• very important - 45%
• important - 40%
• equally - 7%
• not important - 6%
• very unimportant - 1%
• don't know - 2%

Is it allowed to inject animals with HIV for development of a medicine against AIDS?

• fully acceptable - 18%
• acceptable - 45%
• not acceptable - 20%
• fully unacceptable - 11%
• don't know - 5%

Would you take a medicine that is tested and developed using animals or do you ask for an alternative medicine?

• yes, I would take medicine tested on animals - 54%
• no, I would ask for an alternative - 33%
• if there is an alternative no - 3%
• otherwise - 3%
• don't know - 7%