Australian Consumers’ Knowledge and Concern for Animal Welfare in Food Production: Influences on Purchasing Intentions

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amelia R. Cornish ◽  
Brayden Ashton ◽  
David Raubenheimer ◽  
Paul D. McGreevy
Keyword(s):  
Animal Welfare ◽  
Food Production ◽  
New South ◽  
Nonhuman Animal ◽  
Animal Origin ◽  
Purchasing Decisions ◽  
Farm Animal Welfare ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Food Of Animal Origin

AbstractConsumers are increasingly concerned about nonhuman animal welfare in food production and, as their awareness continues to rise, demand for welfare-friendly products is growing. The current study explores the Australian market for welfare-friendly food of animal origin by outlining and clarifying how consumers’ welfare concerns affect their purchasing decisions. It reports the findings of an Australian face-to-face survey of consumers’ knowledge of and attitudes to farm animal welfare and their reported purchasing of welfare-friendly animal-derived products. A novel aspect of this survey was its effort to establish consumers’ understanding of welfare-friendly labels, their motivation to purchase welfare-friendly products, and the barriers to doing so. The survey was deployed in four shopping districts in New South Wales, Australia, in 2016. Data were collected from 135 respondents, and the results are discussed below.

An economic study of the Western Division of N.S.W.

1985 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 32
Author(s):  
L Davies
Keyword(s):  
Financial Performance ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Parliamentary Committee ◽  
Economic Survey ◽  
Western Division ◽  
Agricultural Areas ◽  
Made In

The Hassall Report was based on an economic survey of 150 landholders throughout the Western Division of New South Wales for the financial years 197711978, 197811979 and 1979/1980. The survey used taxation records, however. some attitudinal informa- tion was collected from face to face interviews with landholders. The survey examined the financial performance in relation to the carrying capacity of the property and in relation to five land- scape categories. The survey found that the financial performance of the landscape categorized as "tall dense woodlands with scrub" was significantly poorer than for other landscape categories. The report has been used as a major reference for the recently completed Joint Parliamentary Committee Enquiry into the Western Division of New South Wales and has influenced a number of the economic recommendations in this report. This paper gives a brief summary of the financial results, a comparison of these results to those of other agricultural areas and the major policy recom- mendations made in the report.

scholarly journals Private practice metropolitan telepsychiatry in larger Australian states during the COVID-19 pandemic: an analysis of the first 2 months of new MBS telehealth item psychiatrist services

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (6) ◽  
pp. 644-648 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey CL Looi ◽  
Stephen Allison ◽  
Tarun Bastiampillai ◽  
William Pring
Keyword(s):  
Western Australia ◽  
Private Practice ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Consultation Rate ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Monthly Average ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Commonwealth Government ◽  
Service Data

Objective: Private practice psychiatry in Australia was largely office-based until the Commonwealth Government introduced new psychiatrist Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) telehealth items in response to the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. We investigate the uptake of (1) video and telephone telehealth consultations in April–May 2020, and (2) the overall changing rates of consultation, i.e. total telehealth and in-person consultations across the larger states of Australia. Method: MBS item service data were extracted for COVID-19 psychiatrist video- and telephone-telehealth item numbers and compared with a baseline of the 2018−2019-financial-year monthly average of in-person consultations for New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, and Western Australia. Results: Total psychiatry consultations (telehealth and in-person) rose during the first wave of the pandemic by 10%−20% compared to the previous year. The majority of private practice was conducted by telehealth in April but was lower in May as new COVID-19 case rates fell. Most telehealth provision was by telephone for short consultations of ⩽15−30 min. Video consultations increased from April into May. Conclusions: For large states, there has been a rapid adoption of the MBS telehealth psychiatrist items, followed by a trend back to face-to-face as COVID-19 new case rates reduced. There was an overall increased consultation rate (in-person plus telehealth) for April−May 2020.

Ethics and Australian mammalogy: reflections on 15 years (1991 - 2006) on an Animal Ethics Committee

2012 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Lunney
Keyword(s):  
Animal Welfare ◽  
Animal Rights ◽  
Animal Ethics ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Ethics Committees ◽  
Ethics Committee ◽  
Animal Research ◽  
Animal Protection ◽  
South Wales

This essay on field mammalogy and research ethics presents my reflections on 15 years as a researcher sitting on an Animal Ethics Committee in New South Wales. It outlines the community debate on animal welfare and the ethics of research on animals, how government has responded, and how wildlife researchers can move forward in this arena. Three schools are identified within the animal protection movement: ‘animal welfare’ holds that it is legitimate to use animals as a resource, so long as that use is ‘necessary’ and the animal’s suffering ‘minimised’; ‘animal liberationists’ are likely to oppose most animal research; the ‘animal rights’ position is firmly abolitionist. The instruments that regulate research involving animals are examined, in particular the New South Wales Animal Research Act 1985, the Australian code of practice for the care and use of animals for scientific purposes, and Animal Ethics Committees. Examples of ethical dilemmas involving both native and non-native animals are discussed. The debate over animals in research will continue, and it is clear that far more can be gained by engaging in the debate than avoiding it. It is in researchers’ interests to publicly defend the essential role of science in conserving our native fauna, and to conduct our work within a well managed welfare framework.

scholarly journals Entrepreneurial action and unprecedented uncertainty: The cases of New South Wales regional hospitality and tourism firms

2021 ◽  
pp. 146735842110575
Author(s):  
Michelle O’Shea ◽  
Abel Duarte Alonso ◽  
Seng Kiat Kok ◽  
Oanh Thi Kim Vu
Keyword(s):  
Business Model ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Business Owners ◽  
Positive Outcomes ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Regional Setting ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Hospitality And Tourism ◽  
Entrepreneurial Action

The purpose of this study is to deepen emerging knowledge concerning the experiences of hospitality and tourism businesses operating in a regional setting in dealing with the uncertain environment caused by the COVID-19 crisis. Considering the conceptual pillars of entrepreneurial action, the study proposes a theoretical framework that extends the understanding of this unsettling and fluidly emerging phenomenon from a firm perspective. On-site, face-to-face interviews with ten owners and managers in regional New South Wales, Australia, contributed to the development of four different conceptual dimensions. First, the non-action-driven opportunity dimension underscores unintended positive outcomes from the crisis, while a second, action-driven opportunity illustrates initiatives business owners/managers implement to anticipate, minimise or exploit emerging opportunities. Third, the non-action-driven threat dimension is associated with negative outcomes from the crisis, and the last, strategy-driven opportunity, suggests changes, for instance, in firms’ business model with the goal of creating future opportunities.

Users in uses of language: embodied identity in Youth Justice Conferencing

2013 ◽  
Vol 33 (4-5) ◽  
Author(s):  
J. R. Martin ◽  
Michele Zappavigna ◽  
Paul Dwyer ◽  
Chris Cléirigh
Keyword(s):  
Justice System ◽  
Juvenile Justice System ◽  
New South ◽  
Young Person ◽  
Body Language ◽  
Youth Justice ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Multimodal Discourse ◽  
South Wales

AbstractThis paper offers a multimodal perspective on how identities are performed and negotiated in discourse, concentrating on the interaction of language and body language within a particular genre, Youth Justice Conferencing. These conferences operate as a diversionary form of sentencing in the juvenile justice system of New South Wales, Australia. Typically, they involve a young person who has committed an offense coming face to face with the victim of their crime, in the presence of family members, community workers, police, and a conference “convenor.” We conduct close, multimodal discourse analysis of the interactions that occur during the Rejoinder step in a particular conference, and investigate an “angry boy” identity enacted by two young persons at this point in the proceedings. This persona is very different to the forthcoming and remorseful persona idealized by conference designers. The role of body language in intermodally proposing and negotiating bonds within the conference is explored.

Internalisation of farm animal welfare in consumers' purchasing decisions: A study of pork fillet at point of purchase using the means-end chain and laddering approach

2021 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 355-363
Author(s):  
M Humble ◽  
M Palmér ◽  
H Hansson
Keyword(s):  
Animal Welfare ◽  
Mental Representation ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Food Product ◽  
Farm Animal ◽  
Purchasing Decisions ◽  
Farm Animal Welfare ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Animal Food ◽  
Point Of Purchase

The purpose of this study was to investigate how farm animal welfare (FAW) is internalised in consumers' purchasing decisions at the point of purchase. The study is based on means-end chain theory and the laddering interview technique to elicit respondents' mental representation of attributes, consequences and values of an animal food product. Respondents were approached and interviewed at the point of purchase in two supermarkets in Uppsala, Sweden. A summary representation of respondents' mental representation of attributes, consequences and values of an animal food product (pork fillet) was created. The findings indicate that FAW is the most salient means-end-chain element. FAW enters respondents' mental representation of pork fillet at the point of purchase as a consequence of other elements. FAW is considered to lead to values of hedonism and universalism type. This study contributes to the literature by detailing how animal welfare can be embedded in consumers' mental representation of cause and effect of animal food product attributes at the point of purchase. The findings are useful practically for policy-makers and for agri-business and other actors in the food value chain who would like to promote enhanced FAW. The findings also provide insight into how FAW can be promoted through market-based solutions.

scholarly journals Exploring the concept of pain of Australian children with and without pain: qualitative study

BMJ Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. e033199 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joshua W Pate ◽  
Tim Noblet ◽  
Julia M Hush ◽  
Mark J. Hancock ◽  
Renee Sandells ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New South ◽  
Persistent Pain ◽  
Pain Clinic ◽  
Biological Processes ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Drawing Task ◽  
Age Appropriate ◽  
Drawing Tasks ◽  
Potential Interactions

ObjectiveA person’s concept of pain can be defined as how they understand what pain actually is, what function it serves and what biological processes are thought to underpin it. This study aimed to explore the concept of pain in children with and without persistent pain.DesignIn-depth, face-to-face interviews with drawing tasks were conducted with 16 children (aged 8–12 years) in New South Wales, Australia. Thematic analysis was used to analyse and synthesise the data.SettingChildren with persistent pain were identified from a pain clinic waiting list in Australia, and children without pain were identified through advertising flyers and email bulletins at a university and hospital.ParticipantsEight children had persistent pain and eight children were pain free.ResultsFour themes emerged from the data: ‘my pain-related knowledge’, ‘pain in the world around me’, ‘pain in me’ and ‘communicating my concept of pain’. A conceptual framework of the potential interactions between the themes resulting from the analysis is proposed. The concept of pain of Australian children aged 8–12 years varied depending on their knowledge, experiences and literacy levels. For example, when undertaking a drawing task, children with persistent pain tended to draw emotional elements to describe pain, whereas children who were pain free did not.ConclusionsGaining an in-depth understanding of a child’s previous pain-related experiences and knowledge is important to facilitate clear and meaningful pain science education. The use of age-appropriate language, in combination with appropriate assessment and education tasks such as drawing and discussing vignettes, allowed children to communicate their individual concept of pain.

scholarly journals Brighton v Will: The Legal Chasm between Animal Welfare and Animal Suffering

Animals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 1497
Author(s):  
Sophie Riley
Keyword(s):  
Animal Welfare ◽  
New South ◽  
Animal Cruelty ◽  
Animal Suffering ◽  
Relevant Issue ◽  
Legal Concept ◽  
Textual Interpretation ◽  
South Wales ◽  
The Supreme Court ◽  
The Relationship

Through the mechanism of statutory interpretation, courts can narrow or widen the legal concept of animal cruelty. This was starkly brought to light in the case of Brighton v Will, where the Supreme Court of New South Wales held that stabbing a dog six times with a pitchfork and then killing him with a mallet, did not amount to serious animal cruelty. This finding was the result of the Court’s applying a textual interpretation to the NSW Crimes Act, concluding that the appellant was simply exterminating a pest. Yet, animal law in NSW comprises more than legislation, extending to a raft of plans and strategies which provide background and context for regulation. This article argues that a contextual interpretation would have been more appropriate, leading to enquiries whether the dog was rightfully classified as a pest, as well as whether the law should have considered the manner in which the dog was killed. An equally relevant issue stems from the relationship between animal suffering and animal welfare, a connection which hinges on the ambit of anti-cruelty legislation. The latter permits a range of exceptions and defences that permit justification of cruelty, magnifying the chasm between animal suffering and animal welfare. This chasm is also not diminished by legal interpretations of cruelty that focus on whether killing is justified, while ignoring the method of killing.

scholarly journals E-mental health in child psychiatry during COVID-19: an initial attitudinal study

2021 ◽  
pp. 103985622110227
Author(s):  
Valsamma Eapen ◽  
Ann Dadich ◽  
Srilaxmi Balachandran ◽  
Anitha Dani ◽  
Rasha Howari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Child Psychiatry ◽  
Child Protection ◽  
New South ◽  
Mental Healthcare ◽  
Internet Access ◽  
Children And Families ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Australian Health ◽  
South Wales

Objective: COVID-19 propelled e-mental health within the Australian health system. It is important to learn from this to inform mental healthcare during future crises. Method: A lexical analysis was conducted of clinician reflections during COVID-19 as they delivered psychiatry services to children and families in New South Wales ( n = 6) and transitioned to e-mental health. Results: E-mental health can extend the reach of, and access to psychiatry services, particularly for individuals disadvantaged by inequity. Yet e-mental health can be problematic. It is partly contingent on technological prowess, equipment, internet access as well as space and privacy. Relatedly, e-mental health can hinder clinician capacity to conduct examinations, monitor child development as well as assess risk and the need for child protection. Conclusions: Given the benefits and limitations of e-mental health, a model that supports face-to-face mental healthcare and e-mental health may be of value. This model would require practical, yet flexible policies and protocols that protect the privacy of children and families, safeguard them from harm, and respect the needs and preferences of children, families and clinicians.

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