1、Special Eurobarometer 533 Attitudes of Europeans towards Animal Welfare Report Fieldwork:March 2023 This document does not represent the point of view of the European Commission.The interpretations and opinions contained in it are solely those of the authors.Survey conducted by Kantar Public at the

2、request of the European Commission,Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety(DG SANTE“Animal Welfare”Unit)Survey co-ordinated by the European Commission,Directorate-General for Communication(DG COMM“Media Monitoring and Eurobarometer”Unit)Project title Special Eurobarometer 533 on Animal Welfar

3、e-Report Language version EN Catalogue number EW-04-23-759-EN-N ISBN 978-92-68-06069-8 DOI 10.2875/872312 European Union,2023 https:/www.europa.eu/eurobarometer Photo credit:Getty Images TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 4 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 7 I.ANIMAL WELFARE:AWARENESS AND PERCEIVED IMPORTANCE9 1.Gener

4、al closeness to animals10 2.Protecting the welfare of farmed animals13 3.Protecting the welfare of companion animals19 4.Information about raising conditions22 II.EVALUATION OF CURRENT PRACTICES AND STANDARDS AT EU LEVEL25 1.Current farming practices26 2.EU standards on agricultural practices48 III.

5、ANIMAL WELFARE-FRIENDLY PRODUCTS55 1.Openness to pay a premium for animal welfare-friendly products56 2.Interest in identifying animal welfare-friendly labelling for products59 3.Current choice of animal welfare-friendly products in shops and supermarkets62 CONCLUSION 65 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS TS1

6、 QUESTIONNAIRE QA1 4 INTRODUCTION Special Eurobarometer 533(99.1)Attitudes of Europeans towards animal welfare March 2023 5 INTRODUCTION Animal welfare is very important for Europeans and a priority for the European Union.With the support and close co-operation of EU Member States,the European Commi