NIT – A new poll suggests animals deserve the same rights as people.
A third of Americans want animals to have same rights as people, a new poll from Gallup says.
Support for this view is up from 25% in 2008. The increase was shown across all major U.S. demographic groups.
A majority of Americans, 62%, say animals deserve “some protection”.
Americans are most concerned about the treatment of animals in circuses, in sports and in research.
Very few Americans, 3%, believe animals require little protection from harm and exploitation “since they are just animals”, the poll found.
Farm animals are getting less attention from these concerned citizens. According to Gallup, despite increasing attention focused on the treatment of chickens, cows and other animals mainly used for human food, Americans show relatively less concern for how these animals are treated, with 54% at least somewhat concerned, including 26% very concerned.
