Factors affecting the Human Attribution of Emotions toward Animals

Wilkins, Abbie M.; McCrae, Lucy S.; McBride, E.A.

doi:10.1080/08927936.2015.1052270

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“…, Hemsworth , Crawford , Wilkins et al . ), important for assessing and maintaining welfare (Morton et al . , Nuffield Council on Bioethics ).…”

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“…Millions more are kept as use animals (laboratory, breeding or farmed) (Home Office , Wilkins et al . ).…”

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“…Over 2 million are kept as pets in the UK and 29·3 million across Europe (PFMA 2014 ). Millions more are kept as use animals (laboratory, breeding or farmed) (Home Office 2015 , Wilkins et al . 2015 ).…”

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“…1998, Coleman et al . 2000, Hemsworth 2004, Crawford 2011, Wilkins et al . 2015, important for assessing and maintaining welfare (Morton et al .…”

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Small prey species’ behaviour and welfare: implications for veterinary professionals

McBride

2017

J of Small Animal Practice

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People have obligations to ensure the welfare of animals under their care. Offences under the UK Animal Welfare Act are acts, or failures of action, causing unnecessary suffering. Veterinary professionals need to be able to provide current, scientifically based prophylactic advice, and respect the limits of their expertise. The ethical concept of a life worth living and the Five Freedoms are core to welfare. Behaviour is a central component, both influencing and influenced by physical health. Owners frequently misunderstand the behaviour of small prey mammals and how to meet their needs. This review provides insight into the physical‐social (external) and the cognitive‐emotional (internal) environments of small prey mammals, contextualised within an evolutionary perspective. This is extrapolated to captivity and practical suggestions given for meeting behavioural freedoms and enhancing client understanding and enjoyment of their animals, thereby improving welfare.

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“…, Hemsworth , Crawford , Wilkins et al . ), important for assessing and maintaining welfare (Morton et al . , Nuffield Council on Bioethics ).…”

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confidence: 97%

“…Millions more are kept as use animals (laboratory, breeding or farmed) (Home Office , Wilkins et al . ).…”

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confidence: 99%

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“…1998, Coleman et al . 2000, Hemsworth 2004, Crawford 2011, Wilkins et al . 2015, important for assessing and maintaining welfare (Morton et al .…”

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Small prey species’ behaviour and welfare: implications for veterinary professionals

McBride

2017

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“…Beer consumers may have a different view of fun, nature and also social skills [37]. A more positive reaction to videos on wild birds is probably related to the special relationship between people and wildlife [17,18], although interactions with pets are sometimes also spectacular [38]. A little surprising is the lower number of positive thumbs up for poultry, but maybe because some of these involve forced consumption of alcohol.…”

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Birds Drinking Alcohol: Species and Relationship with People. A Review of Information from Scientific Literature and Social Media

Tryjanowski

Hetman

Czechowski

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Animals

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Simple Summary: Alcohol consumption is quite common in the bird world. Using scientific literature and Internet resources (available because of the rising popularity of social media), we investigate which species and sources of ethanol are most frequently used by captive and wild birds. Moreover, it was possible with the internet videos to discriminate between intentional and unintentional ingestion. This information may be helpful in choosing appropriate species for future laboratory studies about ethanol metabolism in birds and their behaviour.Abstract: Ethanol is a natural by-product of the fermentation process of fruit sugars and is occasionally consumed by fruit-eating and tree sap drinking birds. Information on this form of alcohol consumption features in the scientific literature. However, as pets or as wild animals living close to humans in urban habitats, birds have increasing possibilities to consume alcohol from beverages, such as beer, wine or spirits. Some observations have been discussed in a light-hearted manner in mass media and social media, but without any generalization of why some bird species drink the beverages intentionally or unintentionally provided by humans. To check which species and in what circumstances birds drink alcohol and how this is evaluated by humans, we reviewed the scientific literature and analysed videos from YouTube. In total we found and analysed 8 scientific papers and 179 YouTube videos, from which we identified at least 55 species (in some cases not all birds were identified to species level), 11 in the scientific literature and 47 in videos. The distribution of these species over the avian phylogenetic tree suggests that the origin of this convergent behaviour is mainly by human influence. The two data sources differed in the species covered. Videos typically presented interactions of birds with human-provided alcoholic beverages, and were dominated by two groups of intelligent birds: parrots and corvids. The popularity of YouTube videos for a particular species was positively correlated with the general popularity of the species as measured by the number of hits (results listed) on Google. Human responses to the videos were generally very positive and we analysed how the responses were influenced by factors derived from viewing the videos. Moreover, YouTube videos also provide information on at least 47 new bird species not previously mentioned as using alcohol, and our results suggest that parrots in particular can be potentially good candidates for future restricted laboratory studies on the effect of ethanol on birds and their relationship with humans.

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Mental State Attribution to Nonhuman Primates and Other Animals by Rural Inhabitants of the Community of Conhuas Near the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

Urquiza-Haas

Martínez

Kotrschal

2020

Neotropical Ethnoprimatology

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Factors affecting the Human Attribution of Emotions toward Animals

Cited by 49 publications

References 21 publications

Small prey species’ behaviour and welfare: implications for veterinary professionals

Small prey species’ behaviour and welfare: implications for veterinary professionals

Birds Drinking Alcohol: Species and Relationship with People. A Review of Information from Scientific Literature and Social Media

Mental State Attribution to Nonhuman Primates and Other Animals by Rural Inhabitants of the Community of Conhuas Near the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

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