Sinclair Michelle, Morton John, Phillips Clive J C
Centre for Animal Welfare and Ethics, School of Veterinary Science, University of Queensland , Gatton , Queensland , Australia.
Jemora Pty Ltd , Geelong , Australia.
J Appl Anim Welf Sci. 2019 Oct-Dec;22(4):385-399. doi: 10.1080/10888705.2018.1534590. Epub 2018 Oct 26.
Intentions form the basis of behavioral action to improve animal welfare; however an intention-behavior gap has been previously identified. Livestock stakeholders in China, Malaysia, Vietnam and Thailand (n = 1041) involved in slaughter and transport completed a survey in which they were asked their level of intention to improve animal welfare, and their level of confidence in their ability to do this. Chinese respondents had the most confidence in their ability to improve animal welfare, and veterinarians showed more confidence than livestock team leaders. Those with high or low intentions, and either high or low confidences were compared for key influencing factors to identify the circumstances that may be most conducive to behavior change. Respondents with high intentions and low confidence in their ability to improve animal welfare identified extrinsic factors associated with their immediate workplace and different company priorities, and the intrinsic factor of lack of personal knowledge. It is concluded that targeting these areas to improve confidence in stakeholders in livestock transport and slaughter could bring the most improvements in animal welfare initiatives.
意图构成了改善动物福利的行为行动基础；然而，此前已发现存在意图与行为的差距。中国、马来西亚、越南和泰国参与屠宰和运输的1041名畜牧利益相关者完成了一项调查，调查询问了他们改善动物福利的意图水平以及他们对自身实施能力的信心水平。中国受访者对自身改善动物福利的能力最有信心，兽医比畜牧团队负责人表现出更高的信心。对具有高或低意图以及高或低信心的受访者进行关键影响因素比较，以确定可能最有利于行为改变的情况。对改善动物福利能力有高意图但信心低的受访者指出了与其直接工作场所相关的外部因素、不同公司的优先事项以及缺乏个人知识这一内在因素。得出的结论是，针对这些领域提高畜牧运输和屠宰利益相关者的信心，可能会给动物福利举措带来最大改善。
