# Most say an animal enjoying an activity means it consents

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/culture/most-say-an-animal-enjoying-an-activity-means-it-consents/

> Indexed question in Culture.

## Reading

When an animal appears to enjoy an activity with humans, a majority of Americans (63%) treat that as permission to involve it, including 12% who strongly agree, a May 2026 Verasight survey finds.

About one-in-five (21%) are neutral, while 16% disagree, including 4% who strongly disagree.

## Topline

Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with the following statement: If an animal seems to enjoy an activity with humans, that means the humans have its permission to involve it in that activity.

Most say an animal enjoying an activity means it consents.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- Agree: 26.3%
- Somewhat agree: 24.7%
- Neither agree nor disagree: 21.4%
- Strongly agree: 11.7%
- Somewhat disagree: 7.1%
- Disagree: 4.9%
- Strongly disagree: 3.9%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: US adults age 18+
- Field dates: 2026-05-11 → 2026-05-11
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.3%
- Module: daily_life
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-2.2](https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-2.2)

## Citation

Verasight SPSP Omnibus Survey #2026-045, fielded May 11-11, 2026, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.3%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-2.2](https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-2.2)