Increase in animal abuse likely during lockdown

Boyden, Paula; Betton, Vicki; Sneddon, Wendy; Elliott, Michael; Martin, David

doi:10.1136/vr.m1454

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“…This pandemic played a role in increasing damage to animal welfare (25,26) Our study found many negative impacts from COVID-19 on the animal welfare and production capacity of the dairy sector in Pakistan. The major issue was the limitation in feed availability for the dairy farms due to the closure of feed mills during the lockdown and the lack of commercial feed availability, which resulted major economic losses.…”

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Economic and Social Impacts of COVID-19 on Animal Welfare and Dairy Husbandry in Central Punjab, Pakistan

Hussain

et al. 2020

Front. Vet. Sci.

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Studies on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on animal welfare and dairy husbandry in low-income countries are limited. We conducted a survey between February and June 2020 to evaluate the economic impact and animal health problems upon the pandemic. Participants were lead veterinarians from 14 dairy farms with herd size between 100 and 500 in Lahore. These farms were major suppliers of milk and dairy products to central Punjab, Pakistan. During the pandemic, 10 of the 14 dairy farms relied on feed mill concentrates to provide feeds to their herds. Half of the farms reported feed shortage due to lockdowns. Six (43%) dairy farms have witnessed a 7.5% shortage of dry feed intake. In seven (50%) farms, the body condition score decreased by 0.24 point. The body score reduction was significantly associated with depleted feed intake (P = 0.005). The veterinarians of 10 (71%) farms failed to gain access to essential veterinary medications, hampering the treatment of sick animals. Due to feed shortage and drug unavailability, daily milk production reduced by two litters per cow in the herd of five (35%) farms. The reduced feed intake was significantly associated with the decrease in milk production (P = 0.003), while numerous downstream milk-processing facilities were out of service during the pandemic, significantly reducing the profit of six (43%) dairy farms. Finally, our study showed that the dairy farming industry and animal welfare were critically affected by three aspects: feed shortage, inaccessibility to essential veterinary drugs, and a reduced consumer demand for dairy products.

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Economic and Social Impacts of COVID-19 on Animal Welfare and Dairy Husbandry in Central Punjab, Pakistan

Hussain

et al. 2020

Front. Vet. Sci.

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“…Mental health problems and workforce attrition 114,26 persist as harmful social externalities of veterinary work, although guidance from the BVA, 65 mental health initiatives from RCVS and VetLife 66,67 and practice mentorship schemes are available to help address these issues. As included in Table 6, practices could consider establishing codes of practice to formalise the important personal and social support function of veterinary professionals as ‘community care givers’ and ‘trusted advisors’, 115,116 for example, detailing their approaches to vulnerable clients and recognising and responding to signs of abuse 86 . Collaborations with the human healthcare sector on green and social prescriptions 87 could further enhance the positive externalities of veterinary services.…”

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“…Social interventions, such as green and social prescriptions and recognising and responding to signs of abuse 86,87 …”

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“…Ensuring the welfare of animals under veterinary care 79 The delivery of veterinary services for animal health, welfare and production 39 Responsible medicine use 63,80,81 Product innovation, development and marketing 82,83 Provision of undergraduate, postgraduate and specialist training and education 21 Leadership and public advocacy 20,78 Net zero warming Sustainable operating practices and circular/efficient resource use 42,47 Owner education and farm consultancy for sustainable animal care 70,71,77 Provision of undergraduate, postgraduate and specialist training and education 21 Leadership and public advocacy 20,78 Health and happiness Public health and food safety 25,84 Disease surveillance and control 85 Responsible medicine use 63,80,81 Social interventions, such as green and social prescriptions and recognising and responding to signs of abuse 86,87 Workplace practices for equality and wellbeing in the veterinary team 65,67,88 Provision of undergraduate, postgraduate and specialist training and education 21 Leadership and public advocacy 20,78 A no-waste society Sustainable operating practices and circular/efficient resource use 42,47 Responsible medicine use 63,80,81 Owner education and farm consultancy for sustainable animal care 75,76 Provision of undergraduate, postgraduate and specialist training and education…”

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Sustainability policies and practices at veterinary centres in the UK and Republic of Ireland

Higham,

Halfacree,

Stonehewer

et al. 2023

Veterinary Record

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Background Veterinary professionals operate at the human–animal–environment interface and are concerned about sustainability issues. This study examined the extent to which sustainability is represented in policy and enacted in veterinary practice settings, as reported by practice representatives. Methods An online survey was completed by 392 veterinary centre representatives in the UK and Republic of Ireland to identify existing policies and practices around the environmental impacts of veterinary services and animal husbandry, responsible medicine use, animal welfare and social wellbeing. Results A minority of respondents were aware of an environmental policy at their practice (17%, 68/392). Many others were undertaking waste reduction initiatives, but wider environmental interventions were infrequently reported. The majority were aware of medicine stewardship and animal welfare policies or guidelines, but a minority reported social wellbeing policies (40%, 117/289) and the provision of advice to clients on the environmental impacts of animal husbandry (31%, 92/300). Limitations The bias arising from the small convenience sample of practice representatives and potential discrepancies between the claims of survey respondents and their practices’ policies and activities are acknowledged. Conclusion Results depict a value–action gap between the concern of veterinary professionals towards sustainability and the policies and practices at their workplaces. Building on progress in the sector, wider adoption of comprehensive policies and practices, with guidance, could enhance veterinary contributions to the sustainability agenda, in particular to mitigate the environmental externalities of veterinary services and animal care and ensure safe, fair and inclusive workplaces.

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“…Research further indicates that with the upsurge of pets taken in during the COVID-19 lockdown, vets were alerted to look out for increased cases of animal abuse, particularly cases where a pet becomes an object to enact control or cruelty (Boyden et al, 2020;Hardesty et al, 2013).…”

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Domestic violence, coercive control and mental health in a pandemic: disenthralling the ecology of the domestic

McCallum

Rose

2021

Health Sociology Review

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Domestic and family violence is a social and public health issue typically positioned in policy frameworks as a consequence of gendered social and economic structures. In this paper, we deploy an approach that draws on Hörl's neo-ecological thinking to propose that the home, as a site of domestic violence, can be usefully framed as an ecology of the domestic, a posthumanist hybrid matrix of bodies, spaces, and objects in which various practices enact the smooth running of the domestic together with practices of domestic and family violence, including coercive control. Our interest is in coercive control and in the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic had on practices which enact this aspect of domestic violence. Our exploration of the practices that enact coercive control draw on the work of Law and others.We examine how practices which are not compatible, or that do not cohere, are able to coexist in a domestic ecology and what occurs when there is a disruption as occurred with the pandemic.

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Increase in animal abuse likely during lockdown

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Economic and Social Impacts of COVID-19 on Animal Welfare and Dairy Husbandry in Central Punjab, Pakistan

Economic and Social Impacts of COVID-19 on Animal Welfare and Dairy Husbandry in Central Punjab, Pakistan

Sustainability policies and practices at veterinary centres in the UK and Republic of Ireland

Domestic violence, coercive control and mental health in a pandemic: disenthralling the ecology of the domestic

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