Perceived importance of specific kennel management practices for the provision of canine welfare

Cobb, Mia; Carter, A; Lill, Alan; Pc, Bennett

doi:10.1016/j.applanim.2022.105591

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“…In recent decades, zoos, aquariums, and similar facilities have pioneered the design, creation, and evaluation of enrichment (34,35). The use of enrichment has demonstrated benefits to animal welfare for animals living in a range of contexts, including laboratory, farm, zoo, aquatic, and kennel environments [e.g., (15,32,(36)(37)(38)]. Important considerations in the design and provision of enrichment are that it should be relevant to the animal's "behavioral needs" (39), and context (40), and that it should provide appropriate levels of challenge (41).…”

Section: Designing For Animal Wellbeingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Historically, the management of animals has been anthropocentric. Across modern animal care settings, the attitudes and consequent behaviors of people responsible may not align with the animal welfare evidence base or animal preferences ( 15 ). In response, some people have proposed that the animals must change to cope with the settings people have placed them in; that there is a need for animals to be resilient to cope with welfare challenges and robust to maintain productivity without compromise ( 16 ).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Welfare Through Competence: A Framework for Animal-Centric Technology Design

Webber

Cobb

Coe³

2022

Front. Vet. Sci.

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Digital technologies offer new ways to ensure that animals can lead a good life in managed settings. As interactive enrichment and smart environments appear in zoos, farms, shelters, kennels and vet facilities, it is essential that the design of such technologies be guided by clear, scientifically-grounded understandings of what animals need and want, to be successful in improving their wellbeing. The field of Animal-Computer Interaction proposes that this can be achieved by centering animals as stakeholders in technology design, but there remains a need for robust methods to support interdisciplinary teams in placing animals' interests at the heart of design projects. Responding to this gap, we present the Welfare through Competence framework, which is grounded in contemporary animal welfare science, established technology design practices and applied expertise in animal-centered design. The framework brings together the “Five Domains of Animal Welfare” model and the “Coe Individual Competence” model, and provides a structured approach to defining animal-centric objectives and refining them through the course of a design project. In this paper, we demonstrate how design teams can use this framework to promote positive animal welfare in a range of managed settings. These much-needed methodological advances contribute a new theoretical foundation to debates around the possibility of animal-centered design, and offer a practical agenda for creating technologies that support a good life for animals.

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Section: Designing For Animal Wellbeingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Welfare Through Competence: A Framework for Animal-Centric Technology Design

Webber

Cobb

Coe³

2022

Front. Vet. Sci.

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“…This decision can relate to economical and human-focused management decisions (e.g., greater operational flexibility for working dogs when handlers are sick or on leave, agencies avoiding paying for handlers to securely house and manage dogs in their private homes, etc.) (Cobb, et al, 2022). While this environment may result in animals that are eager to work because leaving the kennel facility alleviates potential boredom or isolation, it may not be in the dogs' best interests from a welfare perspective.…”

Section: Companionshipmentioning

confidence: 99%