Abstract: Due to increasingly public abuse towards animals, there is need to investigate the perceptions of animal owners on animal rights. This work was to investigate people perceptions on animal rights which may also affects the welfare of the animals. Four hundreds (400) questionnaire eliciting vital information on system of rearing animals, educational background and people perceptions on animal right and welfare were distributed to animal owners in Bali local government area. Data were collected, analyzed and presented in a chart and simple percentage format for easy interpretation. The findings from these research shows that 308 (77.39%) of the respondents knows nothing about animal right while on 90 (22.61%) knows about animal rights. 301(75.63%) suggested that animals should not have rights while 97(24.37%) suggested that animal should have right. This could be attributed to the level of education and socioeconomic background of the farms.it is therefore recommend that serious awareness campaign should be adopted to enlighten livestock owners on animal rights and welfare.
Keywords: Animal, right, perceptions, people, abuse, cruelty, welfare
Title: PEOPLE’S PERCEPTIONS ON ANIMAL RIGHTS AND WELFARE
Author: A. A. ALLAHOKI
International Journal of Life Sciences Research
ISSN 2348-313X (Print), ISSN 2348-3148 (online)
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