The reasons given in open comments were placed into categories for analysis, and these are shown in table 2. Not stated 16 Future relationships with animals People were also asked what types of animals they would like to have a relationship with in the future, and why they want to. This is shown in the next slide, depending on the animals they were in relationships with now. These data suggested that people continue to prefer the same pet as they have. This survey was interesting to find a range of comments people had, and also that most people were willing to talk about their animals.
Animals are an important part of our community.
There have been several surveys of bioethics which have indirectly looked at attitudes towards animals in Japan. Thus, the idea of relationships may be a more useful word to explore the ways that people view animals. The survey presented here may allow exploration of the ways different people view animals in their life. We would suggest a need for deeper study of the particular groups that responded to the survey here, and tracing out the ideas that form attitudes towards different animals in different circumstances, and of different species. There are clear differences in the way farm aniamls are viewed by farmers, and by others.