Keyword : Human-animal relationships

How does perception of zoo animal welfare influence public attitudes, experiences, and behavioural intentions? A mixed-methods systematic review

Nicki Phillips, Laëtitia Maréchal, Beth Ventura, Jonathan Cooper

Published in 2024

Systematic study identifying three groups of factors influencing negative public perceptions of zoos whose objectives are conservation and education: human (interactions and ethics), animal (behavior and health), and environmental (facility conditions). These negative perceptions reduce commitment to zoos and conservation, necessitating more structured research to improve the validity of the studies.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: All animals

Key words:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Education, Enrichment, Housing, Living environment, Human-animal relationship

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Review - Relational enrichment in ruminants and equines

Xavier Boivin, Ruth Newberry

Published in 2024

Review exploring relational enrichment in ruminants and equines, examining current husbandry practices such as group housing and human-animal interactions. It highlights the importance of social relationships for animal welfare and identifies gaps in research. The study suggests ways to improve these practices, emphasizing the crucial role of breeders in promoting positive human-animal relationships.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories:Cattle, Goats, Equines, Sheep

Keywords:Enrichment, Animal welfare indicator, Human-animal relationship, Socialization

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Determination of Equine Behaviour in Subjectively Non-Lame Ridden Sports Horses and Comparison with Lame Sports Horses Evaluated at Competitions

Sue Dyson, Danica Pollard

Published in 2024

Scientific study using the Ridden Horse Pain Ethogram (RHpE) developed to assess musculoskeletal pain in competition horses. The study shows that horses participating in low-level events show higher RHpE scores, indicating more signs of pain, compared to those at higher levels. Recognizing these behaviors can improve horse well-being and rider safety.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Equines

Keywords:Animal-based measurement, Working animals, Pain, Animal mediation, Human-animal relationship, Behavioral disorders

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The odour of an unfamiliar stressed or relaxed person affects dogs' responses to a cognitive bias test

Z. Parr-Cortes, C. T. Müller, L. Talas, M. Mendl, C. Guest, N. J. Rooney

Published in 2024

Scientific article confirming that dogs can discriminate between human odors emitted during positive or negative emotions with no other cues. The results also show that olfactory signals of human stress affect dogs' behaviors when approaching a bowl of food placed in an ambiguous location and may affect their learning.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories:Canine

Keywords: Cognitive process, Consciousness, Memory, Human-animal relationship,Learning

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Horses can learn to identify joy and sadness against other basic emotions from human facial expressions

Plotine Jardat, Zoé Menard-Peroy, Céline Parias, Fabrice Reigner, Ludovic Calandreau, Léa Lansade

Published in 2024

Scientific paper showing that horses are able to distinguish the facial expressions of joy or sadness humans. This discovery adds to our understanding of the cognitive processing of human facial expressions by horses.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Equines

Keywords: Cognitive process, Consciousness, Memory, Human-animal relationship,Learning

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Animal behaviour and welfare research: A One Health perspective

James William Yeates

Published in 2024

A summary of the ethical principles proposed by the One Health program for research into animal behavior and welfare. Transdisciplinary and multisectoral in nature, such research should describe and apply a harmonious balance between the needs of humans, animals and the environment, and recognize the importance of the integrity of the ecosystem as a whole.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: All animals

Keywords: Biodiversity,Adaptation of the environment to theanimal, Education, Environment, Experimentation, Risk management, One Welfare, Human-animal relationship livestock system, Societal issues.

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Animal Welfare Guidelines for International Development Organisations in the Global South

aul Ssuna, Andrew Crump, Karin Siegmund

Published in 2024

eScientific good practice review to improve consideration of animal welfare in development projects in developing countries. Good practices extend to the governance structures of development organizations, staff training and standard operating procedures relating to water, feed, housing, social isolation, enrichment, drainage and waste disposal, disease, invasive procedures, transport, slaughter, breed selection, record keeping, and monitoring and evaluation of results.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Canines, Felines, Exotic pets

Keywords:Societal issues, Population management, One Welfare, Human-animal relationship

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Law and animals - For a law Droit et animal – Pour un droit des relations avec les humains

Isabelle Doussan

Published in 2024

Work examining the place of domestic and wild animals in the field of the law, and exploring - albeit not exhaustively - a range of relationships relating to utility, risk, protection, and attachment.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: All animals

Keywords: Societal issues, Human-animal relationships

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Family pigs' and dogs' reactions to human emotional vocalizations:a citizen science study

Fanni Lehoczki, Paula Pérez Fraga, Attila Andics

Published in 2024

Scientific article on a study testing whether the emotional contagion provoked in dogs by human sounds of distress is the result of their selection for cooperation with humans or is rooted in the universal signals of emotion. The authors compared the reactions of dogs and pigs to recordings of human crying and humming. Dogs became agitated when listening to crying, which the authors interpret as emotional contagion, while pigs were stressed by humming, which the authors interpret as neophobia (fear of the new).

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories:Dogs, Pigs

Keywords : Human-animal relationships

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European Parliament: Written answer to Question E-001241/2024: Adoption of legislation to make it possible to bring pets into the workplace

Matteo Gazzini (PPE). Answer: Mr Schmit on behalf of the European Commission

Published in 2024

Question on whether the European Commission is considering legislation to facilitate the presence of pets in the workplace, given the scientific evidence of positive impacts on humans and their pets.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Canines, Felines

Keywords: Animal mediation, Human-animal relationship,Working animals, Societal issues

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