我们对狗主人有什么了解? 探索购买前行为,知识和理解,所有权实践和狗福利之间的关联
Izzie Philpotts1,2, Emily J Blackwell1, Justin Dillon3
1Animal Behaviour and Welfare Group, Bristol Veterinary School, University of Bristol, Bristol BS40 5DU, UK.
Animals : an open access journal from MDPI
|February 10, 2024
概括
了解狗主人行为的关键是改善狗的福利. 这项研究发现,业主知识和购买前研究,特别是在年轻,受过教育的人群中,与更好的福利理解有关,尽管与福利结果的直接联系并不强烈.
科学领域:
- 动物福利科学 动物福利科学
- 兽医公共卫生 兽医公共卫生
- 狗的行为研究 狗的行为研究
背景情况:
- 业主的态度和行为显著影响伴侣狗的福利.
- 对于在英国影响狗福利的主人行为具体因素的了解有限.
- 以前的研究强调了主人在狗的福祉中的作用.
研究的目的:
- 调查所有者购买前的行为,知识和所有权实践与他们狗的福利之间的关系.
- 识别所有者人口统计和他们对狗福利需求的理解之间的关联.
- 探索主人知识和研究如何影响他们对养狗的态度.
主要方法:
- 来自人民病动物诊所 (PDSA) 2017年PDSA动物福利 (PAW) 报告 (n=1814) 的数据的二次分析.
- 提取和分析与所有者人口统计,购买前研究,知识,福利指标和所有权实践相关的变量.
- 对所有者相关变量和狗福利指标之间的关联进行统计测试.
主要成果:
- 年轻的业主和受过高等教育的人报告说,他们进行了更多的购买前研究.
- 增加购买前的研究与所有者对五个福利需求的更大认识有关.
- 进行更多研究的业主更有可能为行为问题寻求适当的帮助.
- 研究的所有者变量与整体狗福利指标之间没有强烈的直接关联.
结论:
- 业主的人口统计和购买前的研究习惯与业主对狗的知识和理解有关.
- 虽然增加所有者知识是积极的,但这项研究并未确定与改善狗福利结果的直接因果关系.
- 需要进一步的研究来探索业主因素和家庭环境中的狗福利之间的复杂相互作用.
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