Table 1. AIS rotated factor matrix.
| Items | Factora | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.