Table 1. AIS rotated factor matrix.
Items | Factora | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
AI01_AnimUse Keeping animals for the production of food or clothing | .490 | ||||||
AI02_AnimUse Keeping animals as pets | .447 | ||||||
AI04_AnimUse Using animals for work | .624 | ||||||
AI05_AnimUse Using animals for entertainment or sports | .654 | ||||||
AI08_Intgrty De-sexing by hormone implants | .542 | ||||||
AI09_Intgrty Removal of a body part, such as tail docking or de-clawing | .662 | ||||||
AI10_Intgrty Marking animals by branding or ear notching | .589 | ||||||
AI11_Intgrty Removal of dead tissue, such as hair/wool removal or foot trimming | .557 | ||||||
AI14_Kill Using animals for products after their natural death | .439 | ||||||
AI16_Kill Euthanizing healthy and unwanted pets because of overpopulation | .556 | ||||||
AI17_Welfare Depriving animals of their needs for food and water | .768 | ||||||
AI18_Welfare Depriving animals of an appropriate environment to rest, including shelter | .765 | ||||||
AI19_Welfare Inflicting pain, injury or disease on animals | .798 | ||||||
AI20_Welfare Not providing sufficient space, proper facilities and company needed for animals | .701 | ||||||
AI21_Welfare Subjecting animals to conditions and treatment which cause mental suffering | .501 | ||||||
AI24_Xprmnt Medical experiments using animals to improve human health | .553 | ||||||
AI25_Xprmnt Testing cosmetics or household products on animals | .636 | ||||||
AI26_Xprmnt Operating on living animals for the benefits of human medicine research | .755 | ||||||
AI27_Genchng Increasing animals’ reproductive or productive capabilities by genetic changes, eg cows producing more milk | .633 | ||||||
AI28_Genchng Increasing animals’ health or disease resistance by genetic changes | .693 | ||||||
AI29_Genchng Creating farm animals that are more profitable because they feel happy with little stimulation and have little desire to be active | .749 | ||||||
AI30_Genchng Genetic selection of pet animals, such as dogs and cats, to increase their rarity, potential for showing or pedigree value | .600 | ||||||
AI34_EnvIss Controlling wildlife populations by killing | .542 | ||||||
AI35_EnvIss Controlling animal populations by sterilization | .439 | ||||||
AI36_EnvIss Destroying the habitat of endangered animal species | .596 | ||||||
AI37_EnvIss Destroying the habitat of non-endangered animal species to develop and promote urbanization or crops to feed humans | .465 | ||||||
AI39_SocAtt Considering some animal species as sacred or good luck symbols or totems | .606 | ||||||
AI40_SocAtt Considering some animal species as evil or bad luck | .765 | ||||||
AI41_SocAtt Parents displaying cruel treatment of animals in front of their children | .591 | ||||||
AI42_SocAtt Inflicting pain or injury on animals as part of cultural traditions | .570 | ||||||
AI43_SocAtt Cloning animals for human benefit | .435 |
Extraction Method: Principal Axis Factoring.
Rotation Method: Varimax with Kaiser Normalization.
a. Rotation converged in 7 iterations.