A Novel Approach to Engaging Communities Through the Use of Human Behaviour Change Models to Improve Companion Animal Welfare and Reduce Relinquishment [PDF]
AnimalsExperts consider tackling companion animal ownership problems, such as delayed veterinary treatment and a lack of appropriate care provision, to be key in striving towards improved animal welfare.
Natalie Powdrill-Wells +4 more
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Bridging the gap between human behaviour and animal welfare: A study on human behaviour change and body condition scoring of suckler cows [PDF]
Animal WelfareThere are several examples of best animal husbandry practices that are not adopted, leading to animal welfare compromises. Bridging this gap between advice and human behaviour is crucial in helping drive improvements in animal welfare.
Lesley Jessiman +3 more
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Response of UK Horse, Pony and Donkey Owners to the Early Stages of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Animals, 2021 In the UK, March 2020 was a time of great uncertainty as COVID-19 became increasingly widespread. The government responded by making suggestions about how people could reduce the risk of spread on 16 March, moved swiftly into closing schools on the 18 ...
Jo Hockenhull +3 more
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Animals, 2023 Projects that aim to improve the welfare of equids worldwide usually involve people from different countries and cultures working together. Given that professionals involved with multi-stakeholder projects often work cross-culturally, this study examined
Suzanne Rogers +3 more
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Cogent Psychology, 2022 Pre-registration is an open research practice that can mitigate against questionable research practices and contribute to enhanced research outcomes, such as increased research transparency.
Christopher Osborne, Emma Norris
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Improving Equine Welfare through Human Habit Formation
Animals, 2021 This paper explores the potential for interventions to develop pro-animal welfare habitual behaviours (PAWHBs) in people to improve the lives of animals.
Jo White, Ruth Sims
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Changing Hearts and Minds in the Equestrian World One Behaviour at a Time
Animals, 2023 Equestrianism is currently facing a range of pressing challenges. These challenges, which are largely based on evolving attitudes to ethics and equine wellbeing, have consequences for the sport’s social licence to operate.
Inga A. Wolframm +2 more
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A mixed methods approach for measuring topic sensitivity in conservation
People and Nature, 2023 Conservationists increasingly aim to understand human behaviour to inform intervention design. However, obtaining information from people about their behaviour can be challenging, particularly if the research topic is considered sensitive.
Harriet Ibbett +12 more
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The emergence and adaptive use of prestige in an online social learning task
Scientific Reports, 2020 Prestige-biased social learning occurs when individuals preferentially learn from others who are highly respected, admired, copied, or attended to in their group.
C. O. Brand +3 more
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Design of a Planner-Based Intervention to Facilitate Diet Behaviour Change in Type 2 Diabetes
Sensors, 2022 Diet behaviour is influenced by the interplay of the physical and social environment as well as macro-level and individual factors. In this study, we focus on diet behaviour at an individual level and describe the design of a behaviour change artefact to
Kevin A. Cradock +6 more
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