Who likes animals (for eating)?

There is a severe lack of measurement instruments for human-animal relationships in the German language. Therefore two key questionnaires were translated from English and validated on a sample of 207 people in this study: the Belief in Animal Mind Scale (BAM) and the Animal Attitude Scale (AAS). While a single-factor structure was confirmed for the BAM the AAS was divided into subscales. Apart from a low level of difficulty of the items both scales show good test quality criteria. In line with previous literature more animal-friendly values were found for female participants animal welfare activists vegetarians and vegans people who had kept a pet in the past and currently keep one and in some cases older and more agreeable people. In a simulated online check-in for a flight people with higher AAS values were more likely to choose a vegan or vegetarian meal. A default selection for the in-flight menu had no significant influence on the participants' food choices.