Ormandy Elisabeth H, Schuppli Catherine A
Animal Welfare Program, University of British Columbia, 2357 Main Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 1Z4, Canada.
Animals (Basel). 2014 Jun 30;4(3):391-408. doi: 10.3390/ani4030391.
The exploration of public attitudes toward animal research is important given recent developments in animal research (e.g., increasing creation and use of genetically modified animals, and plans for progress in areas such as personalized medicine), and the shifting relationship between science and society (i.e., a move toward the democratization of science). As such, public engagement on issues related to animal research, including exploration of public attitudes, provides a means of achieving socially acceptable scientific practice and oversight through an understanding of societal values and concerns. Numerous studies have been conducted to explore public attitudes toward animal use, and more specifically the use of animals in research. This paper reviews relevant literature using three categories of influential factors: personal and cultural characteristics, animal characteristics, and research characteristics. A critique is given of survey style methods used to collect data on public attitudes, and recommendations are given on how best to address current gaps in public attitudes literature.
鉴于动物研究领域的最新进展（例如，转基因动物的创造和使用不断增加，以及个性化医疗等领域的发展计划）以及科学与社会关系的转变（即向科学民主化的转变），探索公众对动物研究的态度非常重要。因此，就与动物研究相关的问题进行公众参与，包括探索公众态度，通过了解社会价值观和关注点，提供了一种实现社会可接受的科学实践和监督的途径。已经进行了大量研究来探索公众对动物使用的态度，更具体地说是对动物在研究中的使用的态度。本文使用三类影响因素来回顾相关文献：个人和文化特征、动物特征以及研究特征。对用于收集公众态度数据的调查方式方法进行了批判，并就如何最好地弥补当前公众态度文献中的差距提出了建议。
