Animal Welfare


Public Opinion On Hunting With Dogs

Two surveys of over 2,000 people in Britain were carried out in February by Ipsos for the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), the RSPCA and the League Against Cruel Sports.

Veterinary Care Of Working Animals In Emergency Situations

In July 2007, Ipsos conducted a survey of the Great Britain general public on behalf of SPANA, a British veterinary charity, to explore attitudes towards the veterinary care of working animals in emergency situations abroad.

International Ivory Trade survey

The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) recently released the results of an International Ivory Trade survey conducted by Ipsos in Canada, France, Great Britain, Spain and the USA.

Ipsos / DTI Animal Experimentation Study, December 2006

Ipsos has conducted a survey on the general public's views on animal experimentation, on behalf of the Department of Trade and Industry. The study is the fourth in a series examining trends in public attitudes towards the use of animals in research. The first study from which trends have been examined was carried out on behalf of the Medical Research Council (in June-September 1999), with the second and third such studies being on behalf of CMP, the Coalition for Medical Progress (in 2002 and 2005). In March 1999, MORI carried out a study examining public attitudes to animal experimentation generally, and experiments involving mice or monkeys, causing no pain, severe pain, or death [see notes].

Animal Experimentation Study - 2006

Ipsos has conducted a survey on the general public's views on animal experimentation, on behalf of the Department of Trade and Industry.

Public Attitudes Towards The Ban On Hunting With Dogs

A new poll by Ipsos conducted on behalf of the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), the League Against Cruel Sports, and the RSPCA, shows public opinion is more than 3:1 in favour of the hunting ban remaining.

Public views on the use of wild animals in circuses in England

Poll commissioned for the RSPCA in 2006 asking whether people think the use of wild animals in circuses should or should not be banned.

Public views on the use of wild animals in circuses in Wales

Poll commissioned for the RSPCA in 2006 asking whether people think the use of wild animals in circuses should or should not be banned.

Horses In The Circus

Zippos Circus has commissioned Ipsos to gauge public attitudes towards horse displays in circuses. Interviews were conducted among a nationally representative sample of 1,004 adults aged 18+ throughout Great Britain, by telephone, between 23-24 February 2006. Results were weighted to the national population profile.