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Title: | Are some animals more equal than others? |
Authors: | Spiteri, Glen William |
Keywords: | Human-animal relationships Charity Cost effectiveness |
Issue Date: | 2021 |
Publisher: | London School of Economics and Political Science |
Citation: | Spiteri, G. W. (2021). Are some animals more equal than others?. (Master's dissertation). |
Abstract: | Public concern for animals has increased substantially over recent years, making animal welfare charities a popular choice for donors. Despite this growing attention, we know very little about what motivates donations towards animal organisations. In two pre-registered studies, I employ randomised experiments on a UK sample to examine attitudes towards overhead and cost-effectiveness of charities saving human lives (Study 1) and animal lives (Study 2). In Study 1, donors found it easier to evaluate overhead over cost-effectiveness when evaluating human charities in isolation. When evaluated jointly, donors based their judgement on cost-effectiveness. In Study 2, the same phenomenon was observed with marginal significance. Further analysis showed that when evaluating charities in isolation, donors value saving a human life significantly more than an animal life by £16.26. Hierarchical regression analysis reveals that this difference is robust against political beliefs, religiosity, speciesism, and personal characteristics. Results carry implications for charity evaluators. |
URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/91389 |
Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacEMAEco |
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