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Veterinary education and experience shape beliefs about dog breeds. Part 2: trust
Contributor(s):: Caddiell, R. M. P., White, P., Lascelles, B. D. X., Royal, K., Ange-Van Heugten, K., Gruen, M. E.
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Exploring the role of aliveness in children?s responses to a dog, biomimetic robot, and toy dog
Contributor(s):: Barber, Olivia, Somogyi, Eszter, McBride, Anne, Proops, Leanne
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Cry wolf: a major misunderstanding about dog behaviour
Contributor(s):: Durston, T.
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Bigotry and the human–animal divide: (Dis)belief in human evolution and bigoted attitudes across different cultures
Contributor(s):: Syropoulos, Stylianos, Lifshin, Uri, Greenberg, Jeff, Horner, Dylan E., Leidner, Bernhard
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Environmental values and Americans' beliefs about farm animal well-being
Contributor(s):: Mark, Suchyta
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Attitudes towards animals and belief in animal mind among first-year veterinary students before and after an introductory animal welfare course
Contributor(s):: Robbins, J. A., Danielson, J. A., Johnson, A. K., Parsons, R. L., Jorgensen, M. W., Millman, S. T.
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I am Homo Sapien: Perceptions of Evolutionary Theory, Animal Identity, and Human–Animal Relationships Among US Law and Policy Students
Contributor(s):: Widdicombe, Leah J., Dowling-Guyer, Seana
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Not all dogs are equal: perception of canine welfare varies with context
Contributor(s):: Cobb, M. L., Lill, A., Bennett, P. C.
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Gender and job characteristics of slaughter industry personnel influence their attitudes to animal welfare
Contributor(s):: Wigham, E. E., Grist, A., Mullan, S., Wotton, S., Butterworth, A.
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Friend, foe, or food: What influences students’ attitudes toward animals?
Contributor(s):: Morrison, Rachel, Maust-Mohl, Maria, Charlton, Kelly
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Attitudes Toward Animals Among Spanish Primary School Children
Contributor(s):: Menor-Campos, David José, Hawkins, Roxanne, Williams, Joanne M.
Adult attitudes toward animals have received extensive research attention. By contrast, despite the importance of child–animal interactions for children’s development and animal welfare, children’s attitudes toward animals have not been fully explored. The aim of this study was, therefore, to...
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Belief in Animal Mind among Spanish Primary School Children
Contributor(s):: Menor-Campos, David José, Hawkins, Roxanne, Williams, Joanne
Beliefs concerning the mental experiences of nonhuman animals have been related to how people treat, see, and take care of nonhuman animals. Whereas this issue has been the subject of several studies on adults, few have been conducted with children. Taking advantage of a recently published scale,...
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Socio-cultural Determinants of Human–Bat Interactions in Rural Ghana
Contributor(s):: Ohemeng, Fidelia, Lawson, Elaine T., Ayivor, Jesse, Leach, Melissa, Waldman, Linda, Ntiamoa-Baidu, Yaa
Bats are known to be a natural reservoir for a lot of disease pathogens and can spread several diseases. All 11 genera of fruit bat found in West Africa are found in Ghana, and human–bat interactions are common. However, there is a dearth of knowledge about the socio-cultural factors that shape...
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Factors affecting the Human Attribution of Emotions toward Animals
Contributor(s):: Wilkins, Abbie M., McCrae, Lucy S., McBride, E. Anne
Attribution of emotions to animals can affect human–animal interactions and dictate animal welfare laws. However, little is known about the factors that influence these attributions. We investigated the effect of belief in animal mind, pet ownership, emotional intelligence, eating orientation,...
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The Maintenance of Pets in Allergic Families. A Survey of Health Beliefs.
Contributor(s):: S Herring, S.J. McGeady, J.D. Jones, H.C. Mansmann Jr.
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Animal-Assisted Interventions for psychiatric patients: Beliefs in treatment effects among practitioners
Contributor(s):: Bente Berget, Sverre Grepperud
IntroductionThe aim of the study was to investigate the degree of belief in therapeutic effects from Animal-Assisted Interventions (AAI) for psychiatric patients among physicians and psychologists, and to identify variables explaining variations in such beliefs.Material and methodsA...
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Practices and Perceptions of Animal Contact and Associated Health Outcomes in Pregnant Women and New Mothers
| Contributor(s):: Hsin-Yi Weng, Kimberly Ankrom
Companion animals play an important role in our society. However, pregnant women and new mothers might have specific concerns about animal-associated health outcomes because of their altered immune function and posture as well as their newborn babies. The study was conducted to collect baseline...
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Caregiver/orangutan relationships at Auckland Zoo: empathy, friendship, and ethics between species
| Contributor(s):: Palmer, A., Malone, N., Park, J.
Drawing on ethnographic, ethological, and historical data, we examined the relationships between orangutans and caregivers at Auckland Zoo. Caregivers displayed high levels of empathy and adjusted their husbandry routines to their interpretations of the orangutans' moods. Caregivers...
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Diyarbakir folklorunda hayvanlarla ilgili inanislar uzerine bir arastirma
| Contributor(s):: Kucukaslan, O., Ucar, M.
Aim: In the study, it was aimed to determine the beliefs on animals in Diyarbakir folklore and to estimate these findings for human-animal relationships and origins of the beliefs, it was also aimed to contribute to the studies on the folklore research. Materials and Methods: The main materials...
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Exploring Attitudes Toward Euthanasia Among Shelter Workers and Volunteers in Japan and the U.S.
| Contributor(s):: Maho Cavalier
Conflicts between foreign and Japanese volunteers concerning decisions to euthanize animals that are in terminal condition were noted during anecdotal observation by this author at a Japanese animal rescue shelter. Thus, this research was undertaken to explore attitudes of shelter staff in Japan....
