Pet Keeping in the Time of COVID-19: The Canine and Feline Companions of Young Children

Jalongo, Mary Renck

doi:10.1007/s10643-021-01251-9

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“… 6 , 8 , 13 In addition, some studies indicate that a dog's behavior can reflect those of their owners and that stressful situations, such as those observed during lockdowns, can lead to an increased aggressive behavior. 14 As public health agencies at the state and local level are coping with the consequences of COVID-19, less emphasis may have been placed on providing a proportional effort to public health education regarding dog safety and animal control enforcement which may be an additional contribution.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Pandemic Puppies: Man's Best Friend or Public Health Problem? A Multidatabase Study

Habarth-Morales

Rios-Diaz

Caterson

2022

Journal of Surgical Research

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Pandemic Puppies: Man's Best Friend or Public Health Problem? A Multidatabase Study

Habarth-Morales

Rios-Diaz

Caterson

2022

Journal of Surgical Research

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“…Companion animals often play an important role in lives of children they cohabit with (Jalongo 2021). Whether providing comfort in times of sadness or increasing joy in times of happiness, research continues to indicate that the well-being of both children and animals in the home is often intertwined (Hawkins and Williams 2017).…”

Section: Background 21 Child-companion Animal Bondmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Intertwined Well-Being of Children and Non-Human Animals: An Analysis of Animal Control Reports Involving Children

Campbell¹

2022

Social Sciences

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The well-being of children and non-human animals (subsequently referred to as animals) is often intertwined. Communities are unlikely to be able to best protect humans from abuse and harm unless they are working to ensure the safety of animals who reside there as well. This study is the first to utilize U.S. animal control report data and narratives to explore how children are involved in cases of animal cruelty. Children engage in abusive acts toward animals, alone, or along with peers and/or adults. Children were found to inflict abuse most often with their hands or feet as opposed to with a weapon or other object. A total of 85% of animal cruelty perpetrated by children was toward a dog or cat. Key differences between how children are involved in acts of cruelty to companion animals compared with acts involving wild animals are described and warrant further study. The cases of animal abuse or neglect reported by children were among the most severe in the study, and often involved an adult perpetrator known to the child. Neighbors rarely report child abuse or intimate partner violence in the United States, but 89% of the animal cruelty cases involving children in this study were reported by a neighbor or passerby. Although children involved in reports as a perpetrator or reporter were most often in early adolescence, children involved in cross-reports between child welfare and animal control were often under the age of 5. Improved cross-reporting and stronger partnerships between human and animal welfare agencies may provide opportunity for earlier intervention and is likely to better many human and animal lives.

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“…In 2021, the Pet Food Manufacturers’ Association (PFMA) estimated that there were 12.5 million dogs in the UK, with one third of households owning a dog [ 4 ]. Aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic that are likely to have affected the welfare of pet dogs include surges in pet adoptions and purchases [ 5 – 7 ], the physical and mental health of their owners, changes in their lifestyle and routine, the financial status of their owners and limited access to veterinary care [ 8 , 9 ]. Pandemics are becoming increasingly frequent and severe [ 10 ], so it is vital that we understand how biosecurity measures such as government imposed lockdowns impact on the lifestyles and health of companion animals, so that their welfare can be protected if similar restrictions are imposed in the future.…”

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confidence: 99%

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on a cohort of Labrador retrievers in England

et al. 2022

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Background The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to have affected the welfare and health of dogs due to surges in adoptions and purchases, changes in the physical and mental health and financial status of dog owners, changes in dogs’ lifestyle and routines and limited access to veterinary care. The aims of this study were to investigate whether COVID-19 restrictions were associated with differences in Labrador retrievers’ lifestyle, routine care, insurance status, illness incidence or veterinary attendance with an illness, who were living in England and enrolled in Dogslife, an owner-based cohort study. Longitudinal questionnaire data from Dogslife that was relevant to the dates between the 23rd of March and the 4th of July 2020, during COVID-19 restrictions in England, were compared to data between the same dates in previous years from 2011 to 2019 using mixed regression models and adjusted chi-squared tests. Results Compared with previous years (March 23rd to July 4th, 2010 to 2019), the COVID-19 restrictions study period (March 23rd to July 4th 2020) was associated with owners reporting increases in their dogs’ exercise and worming and decreases in insurance, titbit-feeding and vaccination. Odds of owners reporting that their dogs had an episode of coughing (0.20, 95% CI: 0.04–0.92) and that they took their dogs to a veterinarian with an episode of any illness (0.58, 95% CI: 0.45–0.76) were lower during the COVID-19 restrictions compared to before. During the restrictions period, owners were less likely to report that they took their dogs to a veterinarian with certain other illnesses, compared to before this period. Conclusions Dogslife provided a unique opportunity to study prospective questionnaire data from owners already enrolled on a longitudinal cohort study. This approach minimised bias associated with recalling events prior to the pandemic and allowed a wider population of dogs to be studied than is available from primary care data. Distinctive insights into owners’ decision making about their dogs’ healthcare were offered. There are clear implications of the COVID-19 pandemic and associated restrictions for the lifestyle, care and health of dogs.

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Pet Keeping in the Time of COVID-19: The Canine and Feline Companions of Young Children

Cited by 21 publications

References 90 publications

Pandemic Puppies: Man's Best Friend or Public Health Problem? A Multidatabase Study

Pandemic Puppies: Man's Best Friend or Public Health Problem? A Multidatabase Study

The Intertwined Well-Being of Children and Non-Human Animals: An Analysis of Animal Control Reports Involving Children

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on a cohort of Labrador retrievers in England

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