Identification of critical points related to the welfare of animals in auction

Abstract

Identification of critical points related to the welfare of animals in auction
Abstract. The Brazilian agribusiness has been showing, annual, its importance in the country's economy, creating jobs and earnings in several sectors, and the auction market is one of them, cus it plays an important role in the commercial field. The animal’s commercialization during auctions raises several questions in relation to animal welfare. Besed on this theme, the purpose of this research was to identify the perception of people participating in auctions regarding the auctioned animals’ welfare. In the research, 91 people who have participated in animal auctions were interviewed, using an online survey contain 17 questions, the first of which were related to information from the participants, like city and dwelling state, type of participation during the auctions. The other questions were related to situations that animals used to face during auctions and asked the participants if they agreed with the statements. The results were tabulated and organized in spread sheet for the purpose of evaluating the coherence of descriptive statistical analyses, the frequency of responses was counted in each item related to the analyzed questions. So, the conclude was that people involved in auctions considered that aspects related to nutrition, health, behavior and environment can influence the welfare of participating animals.