Discipline: Sociology

Knowledge and Perception on Animal Welfare in Chilean Undergraduate Students with Emphasis on Dairy Cattle

Frida Lundmark Hedman, Frode Veggeland, Ivar Vågsholm, Charlotte Berg

Published in 2021

Scientific article drawing attention to the differences in the knowledge and perception of Chilean undergraduate students depending on their membership of  2 different universities and on the subjects they study 

Document Types: Scientific paper

Keywords: Societal issues, Human-animal relationships

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Zoo Visitor Attitudes Are More Influenced by Animal Behaviour than Environmental Enrichment Appearance

Marina Salas, Daan W. Laméris, Arno Depoortere, Lise Plessers, Jonas Verspeek

Published in 2021

Scientific article showing that zoo visitors are not aware of the type of environmental enrichment (natural or artificial) in a lemur enclosure but are much more sensitive to the behaviour of the animals. It suggests that enrichment objects should be designed more for the effects they have on animals than for their appearance.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories:Wildlife

Keywords: Enrichment, Human-animal relationships, Living environment,Societal issues

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La « viande in vitro » : cultiver des cellules musculaires à destination alimentaire

Florent Bidaud

Published in 2021

A summary of the history of the development of in vitro meat and of the challenges and obstacles it has faced in terms of technologies, costs, public health and societal acceptability.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Bovines

Keywords: Societal issues, Livestock farming system

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Conclusions of the animal welfare labelling subgroup of the Commission's Animal Welfare Platform

Published in 2021

Main conclusions of the labelling subgroup of the European Commission's Animal Welfare Platform. It advocates the development of a European animal welfare label, taking into account the various existing national labelling initiatives. Pig333 reports Copa-Cogeca's reservations on the practicalities of developing such a label and makes recommendations.

Document Types: Opinions

Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Equines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry

Keywords: Societal issues, Welfare indicators

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Understanding the Awareness, Knowledge, and Opinion of Dairy Cattle Welfare among Dairy Farmers in Keningau, Sabah

Mohammed Babatunde Sadiq, Sim Song-Lin, Siti Zubaidah Ramanoon, Sharifah Salmah Syed-Hussain, Wan Mastura Shaik Mossadeq, Mohd Shahrom Salisi, Rozaihan Mansor

Published in 2021

A scientific paper recording the knowledge and opinions of dairy farmers in Keinigau (Borneo Island), and demonstrating a substantial need for training. Veterinarians are identified as the people who can make a positive change to the level of knowledge of these farmers.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Bovines

Keywords:Societal issues, Risk management, Human-animal relationships, Welfare indicators

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We Don't Train in Vain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Human and Canine Caregiver Training

Nicole Pfaller-Sadovsky, Lucia Medina, Karola Dillenburger, Camilo Hurtado-Parrado

Published in 2020

Review assessing current knowledge on the effectiveness of caregiver training for people and for human-canine pairs which demonstrates that caregiver training can be effective to a certain extent

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories:Canine

Keywords : Learning, training, Human-animal relationships

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Statistiques des labels 2021 de la PSA : tout sous label ou bien?

Protection Suisse des Animaux

Published in 2021

Article showing that Swiss consumers did not change their purchasing behaviour to support better animal welfare during the pandemic.

Document types: Technical Paper

Animal categories:Cattle, Goats, Equines, Sheep, Fish, Pigs, Ruminants, Poultry

Keywords: Societal issues, Human-animal relationships

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Australian Livestock Export Industry Workers' Attitudes toward Animal Welfare

Renee S. Willis, Leah R. Keating, Patricia A. Fleming, d Teresa Collins

Published in 2021

Article describing attitudes towards animal welfare among the various professions involved in the export of animals

Document Types: Scientific paper

Category of animals: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines

Keywords:Societal issues, Human-animal relationships, Processing

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Long-term stress in dogs is related to the human-dog relationship and personality traits

Amanda Höglin, Enya Van Poucke, Rebecca Katajamaa, Per Jensen, Lina S. V. Roth

Published in 2021

Article showing that dog stress is mainly influenced by the relationship between the owner and the dog and, to a lesser extent, by the owner's personality

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories:Canine

Keywords: Societal issues, Human-animal relationships

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Equine Management in UK Livery Yards during the COVID-19 Pandemic- "As Long As the Horses Are Happy, We Can Work Out the Rest Later"

Tamzin Furtado, Elizabeth Perkins, Catherine McGowan, Gina Pinchbeck

Published in 2021

Article examining changes in procedures introduced by UK equestrian centre managers during the COVID19 pandemic. These have involved changes to human behaviours, with the care of animals being kept as consistent as possible to ensure their welfare.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Equines

Keywords: Societal issues, Human-animal relationships

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