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. 2021 Jul 16;16(7):e0254880. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0254880

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.