Pet Loss and Human Emotion: Romanian Students' Reflections on Pet Loss

Rujoiu, Octavian; Rujoiu, Valentina

doi:10.1080/15325024.2013.806150

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“…horses, cattle and exotic species such as alpaca or rhea) resonates well with the wide food niche of wolves (Okarma, 1995). Clearly, predation on such a wide variety of species including pets or companion animals may not only represent substantial direct and indirect economic damages (which may not always be entirely covered by compensation schemes) but may also inflict grief and even trauma to owners of livestock or pets (Rujoiu and Rujoiu, 2014;Spain et al, 2019).…”

Section: Livestock Species As Preymentioning

confidence: 98%

Patterns of livestock loss associated with a recolonizing wolf population in Germany

Kiffner¹,

Uthes²,

Ostermann‐Miyashita³

et al. 2022

Front. Conserv. Sci.

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Predation on livestock presents a daunting challenge for human–carnivore coexistence in agricultural landscapes. In Germany, the recolonization of wolves is ongoing and its consequences are insufficiently understood. Knowledge about which livestock species are susceptible to wolf predation, which farm types are predisposed to attacks by wolves, and when predation on livestock occurs is valuable for mitigating stakeholder conflicts. To this end, we analyzed 14 years of monitoring data and assessed the livestock prey spectrum, identified correlates between predation on livestock, farm type and livestock category, and described temporal patterns of livestock loss caused by a recolonizing wolf population in the state of Brandenburg (Germany). Among a total of 1387 recorded cases, 42% were unequivocally attributed to wolves (SCALP criteria C1 and C2) and 12% of cases were not caused by wolves. The number of head of livestock killed during a single wolf attack was mediated by farm type and livestock species; losses per event were greater in full-time farms vs. other farm types and greater in sheep, farmed deer and other livestock species, compared to cattle. While sheep were the most commonly killed livestock species, the increase in wolf territories over the investigation period was associated with a widening of the domestic prey species spectrum. Count regression models provided evidence for the increasing frequency of predation events over the 14-year period, along with an exponential increase in wolf territories. Predation on livestock occurred throughout the year, yet seasonality of events was evident and differed across livestock categories. Predation on sheep peaked in the fall, coinciding with the post-weaning period of wolf offspring. Predation on cattle peaked in the spring, coinciding with the cattle calving period. These results call for renewed investment in the implementation of prevention methods for all susceptible domestic species, particularly during times of elevated predation risk.

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Section: Livestock Species As Preymentioning

confidence: 98%

Patterns of livestock loss associated with a recolonizing wolf population in Germany

Kiffner¹,

Uthes²,

Ostermann‐Miyashita³

et al. 2022

Front. Conserv. Sci.

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When support is “pawsed”: Increased attachment mediates the association between loss of support and pet bereavement during the pandemic

O’Connor

Vonk

Compitus

2022

Human-Animal Interactions

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The COVID-19 pandemic has introduced and exacerbated innumerable stressors for Americans. Pet ownership has been shown to help individuals cope with stress and loneliness. However, given the shorter life spans of most pets compared to humans, many pet owners inevitably dealt with pet loss and its associated grief during the pandemic. We surveyed 284 community and college participants that had suffered the loss of a pet during the pandemic. We asked these pet owners about their pandemic-related experiences over the preceding year with regard to the types of losses they experienced, whether they experienced isolation through quarantine and their perception of social support. We also measured their general attachment to pets along with the grief they felt as a result of pet loss. We hypothesized that greater loss, increased isolation, and reduced social support would lead to increased attachment to pets, which would intensify the experience of grief. Mediated regression analyses revealed a direct effect of loss on grief that was not mediated through attachment. Unexpectedly, greater perceived social support showed an indirect effect on grief through stronger attachment to pets. Results confirm prior findings that greater pet attachment leads to more intense pet grief, but the attachment was not intensified through loss of support social or increased isolation as predicted. It is important to recognize the substantial impact of pet loss, especially during stressful times, and this topic deserves further investigation, perhaps with a greater focus on the type of pet and pet-specific measures of attachment.

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“My pet has passed”: Relations of adult attachment styles and current feelings of grief and trauma after the event

Brown

Symons

2015

Death Studies

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This study examined attachment relationships and emotional distress after the passing of a pet. Participants were 73 university students 17-26 years of age who had lost a family pet within the past 5 years. They completed measures of attachment styles toward people and their pet, as well as complicated grief, depression, and trauma. As hypothesized, there were positive relations between attachments with people and pets, and anxiety in pet attachment was positively related to complicated grief, even when attachment with people was controlled. Results are discussed in terms of the importance of attachment style to grief over loss.

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Pet Loss and Human Emotion: Romanian Students' Reflections on Pet Loss

Cited by 10 publications

References 9 publications

Patterns of livestock loss associated with a recolonizing wolf population in Germany

Patterns of livestock loss associated with a recolonizing wolf population in Germany

When support is “pawsed”: Increased attachment mediates the association between loss of support and pet bereavement during the pandemic

“My pet has passed”: Relations of adult attachment styles and current feelings of grief and trauma after the event

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