Societal Perception of Animal Videos on Social Media-Funny Content or Animal Suffering? A Survey.

ABSTRACT: On social media, numerous animal videos are uploaded and viewed every day. However, these videos, which are apparently funny for humans, are often associated with animal suffering. In this study, 3246 participants of an online survey were asked about their personal perception of animal videos on social media, about recognising animal suffering in these videos, and about their respective reactions. A total of 98.5% of participants who used social media already saw animal videos. Participants most frequently viewed informative videos (52.9%), followed by funny/entertaining animal videos (41.8%). For 45.8% of participants, animal suffering was often recognisable in animal videos. Female participants were more likely to recognise animal suffering than male participants (p < 0.001), and

SUBMITTER: Stumpf A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11310948 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature