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Ingenbleek PT, Harvey D, Ilieski V, et al. The European Market for Animal-Friendly Products in a Societal Context. Animals (Basel). 2013;3(3):808-29doi: 10.3390/ani3030808.
Ingenbleek, P. T., Harvey, D., Ilieski, V., Immink, V. M., de Roest, K., & Schmid, O. (2013). The European Market for Animal-Friendly Products in a Societal Context. Animals : an open access journal from MDPI, 3(3), 808-29. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani3030808
Ingenbleek, Paul T M, et al. "The European Market for Animal-Friendly Products in a Societal Context." Animals : an open access journal from MDPI vol. 3,3 (2013): 808-29. doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/ani3030808
Ingenbleek PT, Harvey D, Ilieski V, Immink VM, de Roest K, Schmid O. The European Market for Animal-Friendly Products in a Societal Context. Animals (Basel). 2013 Aug 14;3(3):808-29. doi: 10.3390/ani3030808. PMID: 26479535; PMCID: PMC4494456.
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Animals (Basel). 2013 Aug 14;3(3):808-29. doi: 10.3390/ani3030808.

The European Market for Animal-Friendly Products in a Societal Context.

Animals : an open access journal from MDPI

Paul T M Ingenbleek, David Harvey, Vlatko Ilieski, Victor M Immink, Kees de Roest, Otto Schmid

Affiliations

  1. Marketing and Consumer Behaviour Group, Wageningen University, Hollandseweg 1, 6706 KN, Wageningen, The Netherlands. [email protected].
  2. Department of Agricultural Economics and Food Marketing, The University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK. [email protected].
  3. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University St. Cyril and Methodius, Lazar Pop-Trajkov 5-7, Skopje, Macedonia. [email protected].
  4. Agricultural Economics Research Institute, Wageningen University and Research Centre, Hollandseweg 1, 6706 KN Wageningen, The Netherlands. [email protected].
  5. Department of Economics, Research Centre for Animal Production, Corso Garibaldi, 42-Reggio Emilia, Italy. [email protected].
  6. Socio-Economics, Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL), Ackerstrasse CH-5070, Frick, Switzerland. [email protected].

PMID: 26479535 PMCID: PMC4494456 DOI: 10.3390/ani3030808

Abstract

This article takes a future focus on the direction in which social forces develop the market for animal-friendly products in Europe. On the basis of qualitative data gathered in the context of the European EconWelfare project, the differences across eight European countries are studied. The findings suggest that, given international trade barriers that prevent an improvement of animal welfare through legislation, many stakeholders believe that the market is the most viable direction to improve farm animal welfare. Economic productivity of the chain remains, however, an issue that on a fundamental level conflicts with the objective to improve animal welfare. With the help of a deeper conceptual understanding of willingness to pay for animal welfare, the paper finds that the European market for animal-friendly products is still largely fragmented and that the differences between European countries are considerable. A more animal-friendly future that is achieved through the market will therefore need substantial policy attention from stakeholders in society.

Keywords: European Union; animal welfare; civil society; market; society; state

References

  1. Animals (Basel). 2013 Aug 14;3(3):767-85 - PubMed
  2. Animals (Basel). 2013 Aug 14;3(3):786-807 - PubMed

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