Companion animals welfare and behaviour
A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Companion Animals".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2021)
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are delighted to announce a Special Issue of Animals on “Companion Animals’ Welfare and Behaviour”, devoted to new research in this exciting field. Historically, animal welfare has been defined by medical health and even just measuring survival status (e.g., in shelters). Increasingly, it has become recognised how important behavioural attributes significantly impact an animal’s well-being. This Special Issue is focused on understanding companion animal behavioural impact on their welfare status. This is a fairly broad topic that encompasses animals living in domestic homes through to those in animal shelters across all manners of companion animals. The aim of this Special Issue is therefore to collate a body of work in the area of companion animal behaviour and its relationship with welfare to demonstrate both current status and future directions.
We would like to invite original manuscripts that address any aspects associated with the relationship between welfare and behaviour in companion animal species for this Special Issue. Topics of particular interest include defining welfare status in companion animals, links between behavioural disorders in pets and well-being, conversely, the effect of poor welfare status on behaviour, both long- and short-term interventions, such as enhancing environmental attributes, which enhance welfare (e.g., in shelters), and the long-term effect of admission to animal shelter on behaviour in the adopted home. Additional topics may include companion animal training techniques and their impact on an animal’s welfare.
Dr. Caroline Audrey Kerr
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- welfare
- well-being
- behaviour
- shelter
- companion animals
- training
- health
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