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The effects of the Spanish COVID-19 lockdown on people, their pets, and the human-animal bond

Journal of veterinary behavior : clinical applications and research : official journal of : Australian Veterinary Behaviour Interest Group, International Working Dog Breeding Association, 2020
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of the Spanish confinement for the control of the COVID-19 pandemic on the behavior of pet cats and dogs, and the support that pets provided to their owners.
J. Bowen, E. García, P. Darder, J. Argüelles, J. Fatjó   +4 more
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The Effect of Pets on Human Mental Health and Wellbeing during COVID-19 Lockdown in Malaysia

Animals, 2021
Simple Summary Pets are an integrative part of everyday life. Understanding the impact that pets have on human mental health and wellbeing, especially during periods of prolonged social isolation, is vitally important to determine whether animals can be ...
D. Grajfoner, G. Ke, Rachel Wong
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One Health Investigation of SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Seropositivity among Pets in Households with Confirmed Human COVID-19 Cases—Utah and Wisconsin, 2020

bioRxiv, 2021
Background Approximately 67% of U.S. households have pets. Limited data are available on SARS-CoV-2 in pets. We assessed SARS-CoV-2 infection in pet cohabitants as a sub-study of an ongoing COVID-19 household transmission investigation. Methods Mammalian
Grace W. Goryoka, Caitlin M. Cossaboom, R. Gharpure, P. Dawson, Cassandra Tansey, J. Rossow, Victoria Mrotz, J. Rooney, M. Torchetti, Christina M. Loiacono, M. Killian, M. Jenkins-Moore, A. Lim, K. Poulsen, D. Christensen, Emma A Sweet, Dallin Peterson, A. Sangster, E. Young, Kelly F. Oakeson, Dean Taylor, A. Price, T. Kiphibane, R. Klos, D. Konkle, S. Bhattacharyya, Trivikram Dasu, V. Chu, N. Lewis, Krista J. Queen, Jing Zhang, A. Uehara, Elizabeth A. Dietrich, S. Tong, H. Kirking, Jeffrey B Doty, Laura S. Murrell, J. Spengler, Anne Straily, R. Wallace, C. B. Behravesh   +40 more
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Detection of SARS‐CoV‐2 in pets living with COVID‐19 owners diagnosed during the COVID‐19 lockdown in Spain: A case of an asymptomatic cat with SARS‐CoV‐2 in Europe

medRxiv, 2020
During April-May 2020, the presence of respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in pets living with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) owners was analyzed.
I. Ruiz-Arrondo, A. Portillo, A. Palomar, S. Santibáñez, P. Santibáñez, Cristina Cervera, J. Oteo   +6 more
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“I Can’t Give Up When I Have Them to Care for”: People’s Experiences of Pets and Their Mental Health

, 2021
Contact with animals has been increasingly recognized as being beneficial to mental health and wellbeing due to their therapeutic function, with “animal-assisted therapies” gaining in popularity.
R. Hawkins, E. Hawkins, Liesbeth Tip
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When pets become pests: the role of the exotic pet trade in producing invasive vertebrate animals

Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 2019
Author(s): Lockwood, JL; Welbourne, DJ; Romagosa, CM; Cassey, P; Mandrak, NE; Strecker, A; Leung, B; Stringham, OC; Udell, B; Episcopio-Sturgeon, DJ; Tlusty, MF; Sinclair, J; Springborn, MR; Pienaar, EF; Rhyne, AL; Keller, R | Abstract: © 2019 The ...
J. Lockwood, D. Welbourne, Christina M. Romagosa, P. Cassey, N. Mandrak, A. Strecker, B. Leung, O. Stringham, B. Udell, Diane J. Episcopio-Sturgeon, M. Tlusty, J. S. Sinclair, Michael R. Springborn, E. Pienaar, A. Rhyne, Reuben P. Keller   +15 more
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COVID-19 and pets: When pandemic meets panic

Forensic Science International: Reports, 2020
As the novel coronavirus outbreak spreads globally with devastating effects on human health, pets are also becoming unnecessary victims amidst the pandemic panic.
N. Parry
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Reducing loneliness and improving well-being among older adults with animatronic pets

Aging & Mental Health, 2020
Background Studies consistently demonstrate that older adults who are lonely have higher rates of depression and increased mortality risk. Pet ownership may be a solution for loneliness; however, challenges related to pet ownership exist for older adults.
R. Tkatch, Lizi Wu, S. MacLeod, Rachel Ungar, Laurie Albright, D. Russell, James Murphy, J. Schaeffer, C. Yeh   +8 more
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PEOPLE AND THEIR PETS IN THE TIMES OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Society Register, 2020
In the face of a global pandemic, domesticated and companion animals are relegated to the most vulnerable stratification of society. Companion animals (pets) have been established as family members in a wide breath of cultures globally; thereby ensuring ...
Aviva Vincent, H. Mamzer, Zenithson Ng, K. Farkas   +3 more
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COVID-19 pandemic: current knowledge about the role of pets and other animals in disease transmission

Virology Journal, 2020
On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19), a disease caused by a pathogen called Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), a pandemic.
Mulugeta Kiros, H. Andualem, Teklehaimanot Kiros, Wasihun Hailemichael, Sisay Getu, A. Geteneh, D. Alemu, Woldaregay Erku Abegaz   +7 more
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