Animal category: Canines

Therapy Dog Welfare Revisited: A Review

Lisa Maria Glenk, Sandra Foltin

Published in 2021

Scientific reviewl presenting the latest techniques for assessing the welfare of dogs involved in animal-assisted interventions in human therapy, based on the animal's perspective.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories:Canine

Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Animal-based measurements, Welfare indicators, Human-animal relationships, Stress

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If they could choose: How would dogs spend their days? Activity patterns in four populations of domestic dogs

Silja Griss, Stefanie Riemer, Charlotte Warembour, Filipe Maximiano Sousa, Ewaldus Wera, Monica Berger-Gonzalez, Danilo Alvarez, Petrus Malo Bulu, Alexis López Hernández, Pablo Roquel, Salome Dürr

Published in 2021

Scientific paper comparing the activity levels of family dogs with those of free-ranging domestic dogs in a number of countries. It shows that free-ranging dogs have two activity peaks during the day, whereas family dogs have one period of intense activity and spend more time resting for the remainder of their day. 

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories:Canine

Keywords : Human-animal relationships

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European Parliament: Written answer to Question E-003650/21: Banning the tail docking of puppies for aesthetic reasons

Annika Bruna (ID). Answer: Ms Kyriakides on behalf of the European Commission

Published in 2021

Written answer to a question on the European Commission's position on banning the tail docking of puppies for aesthetic reasons. The Commission reminds the parliament that the EU platform for Animal Welfare has recommended that surgical mutilations, including the tail docking of puppies, should only be allowed if a veterinarian considers it necessary for medical reasons.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories:Canine

Keywords: Pain, Societal issues, Mutilation

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European Parliament: Written answer to Question E-000548/21: European framework for the protection of pets

Emmanouil Fragkos (ECR). Answer: Ms Kyriakides on behalf of the European Commission

Published in 2021

Written answer to a question on the European Commission's position on the promotion of pet insurance

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Canines, Felines

Keywords: Societal issues, Risk management

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French Senate: Proposition de loi visant à renforcer la lutte contre la maltraitance animale

Ms Anne CHAIN-LARCHÉ, on behalf of the French Senate Committee on Economic Affairs

Published in 2021

Report by the Senate Economic Affairs Committee proposing amendments to the bill to combat animal abuse.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories:Canines, Wild animals, Felines

Keywords:Societal issues, Human-animal relationships, Stress

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Lutte contre la maltraitance animale : la commission des affaires économiques fait le choix du renforcement des liens entre humains et animaux

Philippe Péjo

Published in 2021

Press release summarising the conclusions of the report by the Senate Economic Affairs Committee on the bill approved by the Assemblée Nationale to combat animal abuse. Changing the text of the legislation as drafted, it preserves the possibility of selling animals in pet shops, allows dolphinariums to continue their activity and establishes a list of animals authorised to participate in travelling circuses.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories:Canines, Wild animals, Felines

Keywords:Societal issues, Human-animal relationships, Stress

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Pet-Human Relationships: Dogs versus Cats

Mónica Teresa González-Ramírez, René Landero-Hernández

Published in 2021

Scientific paper comparing dog and cat owner-pet relationships  in Mexico. It concludes that relationships with cats are better because there is a lower perceived cost for the relationship, but that emotional closeness is greater with dogs.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Canines, Felines

Keywords : Human-animal relationships

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Dogs distinguish human intentional and unintentional action

Britta Schünemann, Judith Keller, Hannes Rakoczy, Tanya Behne, Juliane Bräuer

Published in 2021

Scientific article on whether dogs are able to distinguish between situations where a human intentionally withholds a reward and those where the lack of reward is unintentional, resulting either from a mistake or a physical obstacle that prevents the reward being given. The results show that dogs clearly distinguish between intentional and unintentional behaviour.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories:Canine

Keywords:Learning, training, Consciousness, Human-animal relationships

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Human-Dog Relationship during the First COVID-19 Lockdown in Italy

Danila d'Angelo, Andrea Chirico, Luigi Sacchettino, Federica Manunta, Maurizio Martucci, Anna Cestaro, Luigi Avallone, Antonio Giordano, Francesca Ciani

Published in 2021

Scientific paper investigating the human-dog relationship during the first COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in Italy. No difference was found in the human-dog relationship during and outside the lockdown period, but owners' perceptions of the costs of dog ownership were lower during the lockdown.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories:Canine

Keywords : Human-animal relationships

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Companion Animal Type and Level of Engagement Matter: A Mixed-Methods Study Examining Links between Companion Animal Guardianship, Loneliness and Well-Being during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Heather Clements, Stephanie Valentin, Nicholas Jenkins, Jean Rankin, Nancy R. Gee, Donna Snellgrove, Katherine A. Sloman

Published in 2021

Scientific paper reporting on work to test whether pet ownership and interactions reduced owners' loneliness and unhappiness during the Covid-19 pandemic. Counter-intuitively, although owners expressed the view that their pet had a beneficial effect on their mental well-being, the data presented by the authors do not support this impression.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories:Canines, Felines, Fish

Keywords : Human-animal relationships

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