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The relationships between attitudes, personal characteristics and behaviour of stockpeople on dairy goat farms
Contributor(s):: Mersmann, D., Schmied-Wagner, C., Waiblinger, S.
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Is pet ownership associated with values and attitudes towards animals?
Contributor(s):: Busch, G., Schütz, A., Hölker, S., Spiller, A.
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Using Community Conversations to explore animal welfare perceptions and practices of rural households in Ethiopia
Contributor(s):: Lemma, M., Doyle, R., Alemayehu, G., Mekonnen, M., Kumbe, A., Wieland, B.
There is a scarcity of data on animal welfare and its impact on livelihoods to inform animal welfare initiatives in Ethiopia. Perceptions and practices of rural households toward animal welfare are influenced by socio-cultural, demographic, and agroecological factors. We conducted Community...
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Breed group differences in the unsolvable problem task: Herding dogs prefer their owner, while solitary hunting dogs seek stranger proximity
| Contributor(s):: Van Poucke, Enya, Höglin, Amanda, Jensen, Per, Roth, Lina S. V.
The communicating skills of dogs are well documented and especially their contact-seeking behaviours towards humans. The aim of this study was to use the unsolvable problem paradigm to investigate differences between breed groups in their contact-seeking behaviours towards their owner and a...
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Pampered pets or poor bastards? The welfare of dogs kept as companion animals
| Contributor(s):: Meyer, Iben, Forkman, Björn, Fredholm, Merete, Glanville, Carmen, Guldbrandtsen, Bernt, Ruiz Izaguirre, Eliza, Palmer, Clare, Sandøe, Peter
Over the past two centuries, the typical life of dogs has changed dramatically, especially in the Global North. Dogs have moved into human homes, becoming human companions. In many respects, this change seems to have led to improvements in dog welfare. However, the shift into family homes from...
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Humans and Goats: Improving Knowledge for a Better Relationship
| Contributor(s):: Celozzi, Stefania, Battini, Monica, Prato-Previde, Emanuela, Mattiello, Silvana
There is consensus that the quality of the human–animal relationship (HAR) is relevant to guarantee appropriate levels of animal welfare. Given the impact that HAR may have on both goats and human beings, the aim of the present review is to elucidate: (1) how humans and goats communicate;...
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Effects of restraint on heifers during gentle human-animal interactions
| Contributor(s):: Lange, Annika, Waiblinger, Susanne, van Hasselt, Regien, Mundry, Roger, Futschik, Andreas, Lürzel, Stephanie
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Influence of handler relationships and experience on health parameters, glucocorticoid responses and behaviour of semi-captive Asian elephants
| Contributor(s):: Crawley, J. A. H., Liehrmann, O., Franco Dos Santos, D. J., Brown, J., Nyein, U. K., Aung, H. H., Htut, W., Oo, Z. M., Seltmann, M. W., Webb, J. L., Lahdenperä, M., Lummaa, V.
Declining wild populations combined with accumulating captive populations of e.g. livestock, pets, draught and zoo animals have resulted in some threatened species with substantial proportions of their populations in captivity. The interactions animals have with humans in captivity depend on...
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Shifting Preservice Teachers’ Views of Animal Welfare and Advocacy through a Human-Animal Relationships Course
| Contributor(s):: Tardif-Williams, Christine Yvette, Binfet, John-Tyler, Rousseau, Camille Xinmei
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Alienation, Modernization, and Animal Welfare: Human-Animal Relationships at the Farm, State, and Country Levels
| Contributor(s):: Briscoe, Michael D.
Our relationships with animals are important for us as humans, for the environment, and for the animals themselves. In this dissertation I look at the relationships between humans and animals at three scales: farm, U.S. state, and country. Specifically, I address how factors like economic...
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The Perceived Impact of The First UK COVID-19 Lockdown on Companion Animal Welfare and Behaviour: A Mixed-Method Study of Associations with Owner Mental Health
| Contributor(s):: Shoesmith, Emily, Santos de Assis, Luciana, Shahab, Lion, Ratschen, Elena, Toner, Paul, Kale, Dimitra, Reeve, Catherine, Mills, Daniel S.
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Redefining human-animal relationships: an evaluation of methods to allow their empirical measurement in zoos
| Contributor(s):: Patel, F., Whitehouse-Tedd, K., Ward, S. J.
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Negative attitudes of Danish dairy farmers to their livestock correlates negatively with animal welfare
| Contributor(s):: Andreasen, S. N., Sandoe, P., Waiblinger, S., Forkman, B.
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Conducting sensitive social science research about on-farm animal welfare incidents: challenges and approaches
| Contributor(s):: Devitt, C., Kelly, P., Blake, M., Hanlon, A., More, S. J.
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Attitudes of beef producers to disbudding and perception of pain in cattle
| Contributor(s):: Wikman, I., Hokkanen, A. H., Pastell, M., Kauppinen, T., Valros, A., Hanninen, L.
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The relationship between working horse welfare state and their owners' empathy level and perception of equine pain
| Contributor(s):: Luna, D., Vasquez, R. A., Yanez, J. M., Tadich, T.
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Assessing the welfare level of intensive fattening pig farms in Germany with the Welfare Quality (R) protocol: does farm size matter?
| Contributor(s):: Meyer-Hamme, S. E. K., Lambertz, C., Gauly, M.
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Assessing and Enhancing the Welfare of Animals with Equivocal and Reliable Cues
| Contributor(s):: Jason V. Watters, Bethany L. Krebs
The actions of human caretakers strongly influence animals living under human care. Here, we consider how intentional and unintentional signals provided by caretakers can inform our assessment of animals’ well-being as well as help to support it. Our aim is to assist in further developing...
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The Impact of COVID-19 on the Working Equid Community: Responses from 1530 Individuals Accessing NGO Support in 14 Low- and Middle-Income Countries
| Contributor(s):: Wild, I., Gedge, A., Burridge, J., Burford, J.
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Response of UK Horse, Pony and Donkey Owners to the Early Stages of the COVID-19 Pandemic
| Contributor(s):: Hockenhull, J., Bell, C., White, J., Rogers, S.
