Subject: Interspecies relationships

Does Clicker Training Lead to Faster Acquisition of Behavior for Dog Owners?

Brian Burton

Published in 2020

Report showing that the effectiveness of clicker training in dogs depends on the particular behaviour you are trying to teach them.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories:Canine

Keywords: Learning, training, Cognitive processes, Human-animal relationships

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Expert Opinion of the French National Agency for Health and Safety of Food, Environmental and Occupational Health: "l’évaluation du risque de morsure par les chiens"

"Evaluations comportementales des chiens susceptibles d'être dangereux" published by the Anses committee on animal health and welfare.

Published in 2020

Opinion concluding that producing a designation list of particular  breeds and racial types fails to reduce the risk that these breeds will bite. It identifies risk factors for biting behaviours in dogs and human exposure to bites, discusses the behavioural assessment of dogs, and proposes areas for research and delivery of training to reduce risk of biting.

Document Types: Opinions

Animal categories:Canine

Keywords:Risk management, Human-animal relationships

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Behaviour of smaller and larger dogs: effects of training methods, inconsistency of owner behaviour and level of engagement in activities with the dog.

Christine Arhant, Hermann Bubna-Littitz, Angela Bartels, Andreas Futschik, Josef Troxler

Published in 2019

Scientific paper showing that small dogs that are frequently punished by their owners are more anxious and fearful, which could reinforce fear-related aggression.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories:Canine

Keywords:Risk management, Human-animal relationships

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Can Aggression in Dogs Be Elicited Through the Use of Electronic Pet Containment Systems?

Richard Polsky

Published in 2010

Scientific paper investigating the causes of attacks on humans by dogs wearing electric collars who have moved beyond the collar's area of control.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories:Canine

Keywords:Risk management, Restraint equipment, Human-animal relationships

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Risk Factors for Dog Relinquishment to a Los Angeles Municipal Animal Shelter

Emily D. Dolan, Jamie Scotto, Margaret Slater Emily Weiss

Published in 2015

Scientific article identifying lack of financial means, owner stress, and lack of knowledge of existing support systems as major reasons why dogs are abandoned at shelters in a poor Los Angeles neighborhood

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories:Canine

Keywords:Societal issues, Risk management, Living environment, Human-animal relationships

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Owner demographic factors are associated with suitable pet rabbit housing provision in the United Kingdom

Grace Mee, Emma Tipton, James A. Oxley, Carri Westgarth

Published in 2022

Scientific study showing that, while unsuitable housing for pet rabbits is found in the homes of owners of all ages, genders and living standards, certain demographic owner characteristics are more frequently associated with poor housing conditions, creating a useful target audience to improve the welfare of these pets.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories:Monogastric

Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Enrichment, Housing, Living environment, Human-animal relationships

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Animal Welfare and Resistance to Disease: Interaction of Affective States and the Immune System

Sandra Düpjan, Marian Stamp Dawkins

Published in 2022

A perspective article reviewing the scientific literature on the links between the brain, the gut microbiome, immunity and animal welfare. It highlights the importance of good welfare as a way to prevent disease, and sets out the mechanisms by which high levels of welfare can directly affect disease resistance.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: All animals

Keywords:Risk management, Human-animal relationships, Pathogen transfer

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Canine-Assisted Interventions and the Relevance of Welfare Assessments for Human Health, and Transmission of Zoonosis: A Literature Review

Lieve Lucia Meers, Laura Contalbrigo, William Ellery Samuels, Carolina Duarte-Gan, Daniel Berckmans, Stephan Jens Laufer, Vicky Antoinette Stevens, Elizabeth Ann Walsh, Simona Normando

Published in 2022

Review of the different aspects of welfare involved in dog-assisted interventions (DAIs) and their relevance to the health and safety of DAI participants. It highlights the potential for dog welfare to be compromised during DAIs and suggests that regular dog welfare assessments should be carried out to ensure the quality of DAIs.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories:Canine

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

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European Parliament: Written answer to Question E-001443/22: Banning the monkey trade and the keeping of monkeys as pets

Question: Annika Bruna (ID), Jiří Pospíšil (EPP). Answer: Mr Sinkevičius on behalf of the European Commission

Published in 2022

Answer to a question on whether a positive list of wild animal species allowed as pets is to be established and, if so, whether monkeys will be excluded from the list due to their special characteristics.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories:Wildlife

Keywords:Wildlife population dynamics, Societal issues, Living environment, Human-animal relationships,Wildlife

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Twelve Threats of Precision Livestock Farming (PLF) for Animal Welfare

Frank A. M. Tuyttens, Carla F. M. Molento, Said Benaissa

Published in 2022

Scientific review of the potential animal welfare risks posed by precision farming, whether these are direct, involving  machinery and equipment, technical failures or the poor choice of indicators, or indirect, involving the end-user, changes to animal housing or management, or a reduction in the consideration of ethical issues.  It calls for the systematic consideration of opportunities and risks when using PE techniques.

Document Types: Scientific review

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

Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Precision farming, Welfare indicators, Living environment, Human-animal relationships

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