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Papers by Peter Sandøe

Appetite

Reducing one's consumption of foods containing animal products, or avoiding such foods al... more Reducing one's consumption of foods containing animal products, or avoiding such foods altogether, has become part of everyday life for many people in the Western world. People's motivations for such "animal product limiting" are well-established, but the ways in which individuals enact and experience dietary change in the initial phase are not well understood. Nor is it clear whether, and how, these people present their dietary changes to others. Through the analysis of interviews with 28 people residing in Denmark who had recently (<9 months) embarked on flexitarian, pescetarian, vegetarian or vegan diets, this paper explores how people, in the initial phase of trying to consume fewer, or no, foods with animal products, (i) engage in the practicalities of daily food activities and (ii) communicate their experiences with, and opinions about, the dietary changes they are making in interpersonal interactions. The findings reveal two very different ways of organising the daily food activities: Foodism and Convenience. They also disclose three different ways of communicating in interpersonal interactions: Ethical advocacy, Plant food demonstration and Anonymisation of diet. The paper offers insights into the variation in practices underlying animal product limiting. It suggests that the plant food sector should cater for people relying on convenient food practices as well as those engaged in more advanced ("foodie") practices. Further, in discussing interpersonal communication in the light of community-based social marketing, we argue that the findings highlight how animal product limiters, in everyday social life, may be able to encourage more people to embark on animal product limiting.

Transforming food systems: ethics, innovation and responsibility, Sep 1, 2022

Food futures: ethics, science and culture

Animal Sentience

Rowan et al's article provides an overview of developments in the science of animal sentience and... more Rowan et al's article provides an overview of developments in the science of animal sentience and its links to animal welfare policy, especially regarding farm animals. But changing ideas of animal sentience and welfare are also important for managing wild and other free-living animals. We ask how the welfare of these animals differs from that of farmed animals, especially how the ability to make autonomous choices may matter. We suggest that more research into wild animal welfare is needed to make informed policy decisions, for example, about using animals in rewilding projects and choosing between policies of culling and fertility control. .

Organic Agriculture

food products were more likely to belong to a small group of respondents who prioritized buying o... more food products were more likely to belong to a small group of respondents who prioritized buying organic. However, the vast majority, particularly those with low levels of organic consumption, prioritized dietary flexibility over organic produce. Our findings suggest that to motivate those in this large consumer segment to increase their organic consumption, it will be necessary to offer a broader, more nutritionally differentiated, range of organic products.

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

International Encyclopedia of Ethics, 2018

Animals, 2021

There appear to be growing concerns among experts, NGOs, and members of the public about the welf... more There appear to be growing concerns among experts, NGOs, and members of the public about the welfare of companion dogs. With farm and laboratory animals, legislative initiatives have long been considered valuable tools in the management of welfare whereas the use of legislation to protect companion animal welfare has received less attention. We aim to rectify this by comparing legislation with an impact on the welfare of companion dogs in eleven Western jurisdictions. The comparison also provides a basis for further consideration of regulatory initiatives. We identify the rules applying in the jurisdictions and classify them in accordance with the following categories: breeding of dogs with risks to the health of the offspring, reproductive limitations, sales, surgical interventions, day-to-day handling, and killing. We demonstrate that, overall, there is significant variation across the jurisdictions. However, the degree of variation depends on the specific category. Whereas most c...

To ud af fem forbrugere med et stigende okologiforbrug angiver, at de har mindsket deres kodforbr... more To ud af fem forbrugere med et stigende okologiforbrug angiver, at de har mindsket deres kodforbrug i lobet af de seneste to ar. Til sammenligning er det kun en ud af fem forbrugere med et uaendret eller faldende okologiforbrug, der angiver at have mindsket kodforbruget.

The Routledge Handbook of Animal Ethics, 2019

Appetite

Reducing one's consumption of foods containing animal products, or avoiding such foods al... more Reducing one's consumption of foods containing animal products, or avoiding such foods altogether, has become part of everyday life for many people in the Western world. People's motivations for such "animal product limiting" are well-established, but the ways in which individuals enact and experience dietary change in the initial phase are not well understood. Nor is it clear whether, and how, these people present their dietary changes to others. Through the analysis of interviews with 28 people residing in Denmark who had recently (<9 months) embarked on flexitarian, pescetarian, vegetarian or vegan diets, this paper explores how people, in the initial phase of trying to consume fewer, or no, foods with animal products, (i) engage in the practicalities of daily food activities and (ii) communicate their experiences with, and opinions about, the dietary changes they are making in interpersonal interactions. The findings reveal two very different ways of organising the daily food activities: Foodism and Convenience. They also disclose three different ways of communicating in interpersonal interactions: Ethical advocacy, Plant food demonstration and Anonymisation of diet. The paper offers insights into the variation in practices underlying animal product limiting. It suggests that the plant food sector should cater for people relying on convenient food practices as well as those engaged in more advanced ("foodie") practices. Further, in discussing interpersonal communication in the light of community-based social marketing, we argue that the findings highlight how animal product limiters, in everyday social life, may be able to encourage more people to embark on animal product limiting.

Transforming food systems: ethics, innovation and responsibility, Sep 1, 2022

Food futures: ethics, science and culture

Animal Sentience

Rowan et al's article provides an overview of developments in the science of animal sentience and... more Rowan et al's article provides an overview of developments in the science of animal sentience and its links to animal welfare policy, especially regarding farm animals. But changing ideas of animal sentience and welfare are also important for managing wild and other free-living animals. We ask how the welfare of these animals differs from that of farmed animals, especially how the ability to make autonomous choices may matter. We suggest that more research into wild animal welfare is needed to make informed policy decisions, for example, about using animals in rewilding projects and choosing between policies of culling and fertility control. .

Organic Agriculture

food products were more likely to belong to a small group of respondents who prioritized buying o... more food products were more likely to belong to a small group of respondents who prioritized buying organic. However, the vast majority, particularly those with low levels of organic consumption, prioritized dietary flexibility over organic produce. Our findings suggest that to motivate those in this large consumer segment to increase their organic consumption, it will be necessary to offer a broader, more nutritionally differentiated, range of organic products.

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

International Encyclopedia of Ethics, 2018

Animals, 2021

There appear to be growing concerns among experts, NGOs, and members of the public about the welf... more There appear to be growing concerns among experts, NGOs, and members of the public about the welfare of companion dogs. With farm and laboratory animals, legislative initiatives have long been considered valuable tools in the management of welfare whereas the use of legislation to protect companion animal welfare has received less attention. We aim to rectify this by comparing legislation with an impact on the welfare of companion dogs in eleven Western jurisdictions. The comparison also provides a basis for further consideration of regulatory initiatives. We identify the rules applying in the jurisdictions and classify them in accordance with the following categories: breeding of dogs with risks to the health of the offspring, reproductive limitations, sales, surgical interventions, day-to-day handling, and killing. We demonstrate that, overall, there is significant variation across the jurisdictions. However, the degree of variation depends on the specific category. Whereas most c...

To ud af fem forbrugere med et stigende okologiforbrug angiver, at de har mindsket deres kodforbr... more To ud af fem forbrugere med et stigende okologiforbrug angiver, at de har mindsket deres kodforbrug i lobet af de seneste to ar. Til sammenligning er det kun en ud af fem forbrugere med et uaendret eller faldende okologiforbrug, der angiver at have mindsket kodforbruget.

The Routledge Handbook of Animal Ethics, 2019

En forudsætning for, at bedre dyrevelfærd kan drives af markedet, er, at den ekstra dyrevelfærd e... more En forudsætning for, at bedre dyrevelfærd kan drives af markedet, er, at den ekstra dyrevelfærd er i overensstemmelse med forbrugernes værdier. Dette kapitel gennemgår den eksisterende forskning på området og præsenterer resultaterne af et interviewstudie med almindelige mennesker. I overensstemmelse med tidligere forskning peger interviewene på, at der er en kontrast mellem det konventionelle produktionssystem, som generelt kritiseres, og frilandssystemer, som vurderes betydeligt mere positivt. To parametre – god plads og adgang til det fri – er særligt vigtige for vurderingen af grises velfærd. Søernes velfærd er endvidere et spørgsmål om naturlig bedækning, en reproduktionscyklus, der tager hensyn til soen, samt fravær af fiksering. Interviewdeltagerne udtrykker, at der er et dilemma mellem økonomi og dyrevelfærd, som er vigtigt for, hvordan de håndterer hensynet til grisenes velfærd i praksis – hvilket igen har betydning for mulighederne for markedsdrevet dyrevelfærd.