Animal Athlete: animal participation in sports practices on a perspective of the agricultural sciences community

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https://doi.org/10.30612/realizacao.v8i16.15381

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Animal sport, Agrarian professionals, Animal welfare

Abstract

The Vaquejadas, Rodeios and Tie Tests are sports and cultural modalities of our country that have been intertwined in the daily lives of many Brazilians for many generations. The aim of this work is to analyze the opinion of professionals and students of agrarian sciences across the country about such practices. A descriptive research was carried out – exploratory via a questionnaire, available on the internet from Google Docs forms – from which 250 records were obtained. The current scenario of the activity shows several points that are still much discussed and controversial. In the analysis of the results, most interviewees are aged between 15 and 25 years old; they are men and women with complete higher education, knowledgeable about welfare precepts, who agree with the use of animals in the practice of sports and know the legislation that regulates these practices. It is observed that 39.6% of this public partially agree with the use of animals in this practice of sports, another 35.2% totally agree and 13.9% disagree with the use of animals for sporting purposes. As for inspection, 84% of respondents think that Brazil does not inspect this segment, requiring greater care. When asked to the participants about what would be necessary for the animals to have their rights guaranteed, 41.2% reported awareness by the population, 29.6% government inspection and 25.5% prohibition of any practice that could harm the animals. It is concluded with this work that the population of agrarian sciences partially agrees with the use of animals in sports practices, with the vaquejada being the sport that most affects the animals' well-being. Furthermore, respondents claim that there should be greater government oversight of the use of animals in sports and greater awareness of the population regarding the use of animals in sports, in order to ensure the well-being of these animals.

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2021-12-17

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de Almeida, G. R., Valentim, J. K., de Almeida, A. A., Bittencourt, T. M., & Zanella, J. (2021). Animal Athlete: animal participation in sports practices on a perspective of the agricultural sciences community. RealizAção, 8(16), 97–110. https://doi.org/10.30612/realizacao.v8i16.15381

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