A SURVEY OF THE LEVEL OF AWARENESS OF ANIMAL CRUELTY AMONG YOUTHS

We are civil engineering students conducting a study on the level of awareness of animal cruelty
among youths. The purpose of this study is to determine the level of awareness of animal
cruelty among students from Teratai and Melati College. Your kind cooperation is much
appreciated. Thank you.

PART A : Demographic Information

Please tick (/) for the appropriate box.
1. Gender
Male
Female

2. College
Teratai
Melati

3. Age
19 - 22
23 - 25
PART B : General knowledge about animal cruelty
Please tick (/) for the appropriate box.
1. What do you think is the meaning of animal cruelty?
Human fails to properly take care of an animal under their care.
The crime of causing physical pain, suffering or death on animal.
Human does not have sympathy towards animal.

2. Do you know that animals are abused to do performance at the zoo?

Yes
No

3. Do you think that animal cruelty can be reduce by enforced the laws set by the
government?
Yes
No

4. Where do you normally get information on animal cruelty?

Television
Newspaper
Social Media
From friends

5. Why would anyone be cruel towards animals?

Lack of awareness
No specific reason (for fun)
Bad peers influence
The person has been abused in the past
PART C : Your level of awareness on animal cruelty
You may tick (/) for the answer that is applicable. Please indicate how you think or feel based
on the scale below:

5 4 3 2 1

I am very I am quite
I am not sure I am not aware I don’t know
aware of this aware of this

NO STATEMENT 1 2 3 4 5
1 The main cause of death of sea turtles is due to the
plastic that is throw away by humans.
2 Tamed elephants for the purposes of tourism across
the country is a violent action.
3 Many species of shark are facing extinction for their
fins to make shark fin soup.
4 Testing some new products like medicines on animals
is one type of animal abuse nowadays.
5 Animal cruelty awareness is important for the animals
and for our future generations.
6 Malaysia is the 2nd biggest importer of shark fins in the
world.
7 There are some designer brands performing animal
cruelty for their collections.
8 At least a product you currently use, do testing on
animals.
9 “Akta Perlindungan Hidupan Liar 1972”can protect the
wildlife in Malaysia from being abused by human.
SECTION D – Your opinion and suggestions
Please give your opinion and suggestion based on the question below.
1. What would you do if you saw an animal being abused?
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