Economic consequences of animal rights programs

Readily available data are used to provide relevant decision making information on the highly subjective issue of animal rights. Two examples of alleged crowding; cattle being finished in concrete lots, and broilers in confined operations were evaluated to determine the impact on producers and consu...

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Authors: Simpson, James R. (Author) ; Rollin, Bernard E. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V 1984
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 1984, Volume: 3, Issue: 3, Pages: 215-225
Further subjects:B Policy Change
B Economic Analysis
B Economic Consequence
B Economic Impact
B Economic Growth
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Summary:Readily available data are used to provide relevant decision making information on the highly subjective issue of animal rights. Two examples of alleged crowding; cattle being finished in concrete lots, and broilers in confined operations were evaluated to determine the impact on producers and consumers from increasing space per animal. It is concluded that similar policy changes, such as doubling floor space, can lead to dramatic differences in economic impact depending on the industry affected. It is shown that economic analysis can provide valuable information in estimating the tradeoffs in moral issues.
ISSN:1573-0697
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of business ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/BF00382923