Aronsson, ThomasJohansson-Stenman, Olof2011-01-172011-01-172011-011403-2465http://hdl.handle.net/2077/24146This paper analyzes the standard welfare economics assumption of anthropocentric welfarism, i.e., that only human well-being counts intrinsically. Alternatives where animal welfare matters intrinsically are explored theoretically, based on moral philosophical literature, and empirically where the general public‘s ethical preferences are measured through a survey with a representative sample in Sweden. It is concluded that welfare economics should be generalized in order to encompass the idea that animal welfare should sometimes matter intrinsically.enganimal welfareanthropocentrismwelfarismethicsethical preferencescost-benefit analysisText