Affiliation:
1. University of Houston Victoria Campus
Abstract
Environmental attitudes of a small sample ( N = 59) of United States Representatives were surveyed. Attitudes were assessed toward wildlife legislation, human responsibility toward animals, and the relation between industry and ecology. Representatives raised in a largely urban environment, in contrast to those raised in a largely rural environment, were more favorable toward environmental concerns than toward unregulated industrial growth, more favorable toward legislation for the protection and preservation of wildlife, and perceived humans as being more responsible for animals. Over-all, however, the majority of these Representatives were sensitive to environmental concerns.