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ArticleEcoHealth2015

Who Let the Dogs Out? Communicating First Nations Perspectives on a Canine Veterinary Intervention Through Digital Storytelling.

Janna M Schurer, Christina McKenzie, Crystal Okemow, Arcadio Viveros-Guzmán, Heather Beatch, Emily J Jenkins

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Article in EcoHealth, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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12 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. The Welfare of Dogs as an Aspect of the Human-Dog Bond: A Scoping Review.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024
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  3. Can intake data inform on impacts of repeated subsidized onsite spay-neuter clinics for dogs?The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne · 2023
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  8. One Health in Indigenous Communities: A Critical Review of the Evidence.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Janna M SchurerDepartment of Veterinary Microbiology, University of Saskatchewan, 52 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, S7H 5B4, SK, Canada. jschurer@gmail.com.
Christina McKenzieDepartment of Veterinary Microbiology, University of Saskatchewan, 52 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, S7H 5B4, SK, Canada.
Crystal OkemowBattle River Treaty 6 Health Centre, North Battleford, Canada.
Arcadio Viveros-GuzmánSchool of Environment and Sustainability, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada.
Heather BeatchBattle River Treaty 6 Health Centre, North Battleford, Canada.
Emily J JenkinsDepartment of Veterinary Microbiology, University of Saskatchewan, 52 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, S7H 5B4, SK, Canada.

Funding

Canadian Institutes of Health Research
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dog-related human injuries affect public safety and animal welfare, and occur more frequently in rural, remote, and Indigenous communities than in urban centres in Canada. Little work has been done to identify the perspectives of those people most heavily affected by this issue or to report successful dog management programs. This project was undertaken by veterinarians and public health workers with the goal of documenting First Nations perspectives on dogs, and educating other rural health workers about introducing animal management services to Indigenous communities. We recruited 10-14 residents and healthcare workers from three First Nations to take dog-related photos in their communities and participate in group interviews during the summer of 2014. Audiovisual data were synthesised into four digital stories exploring the following aspects of participant relationships with community dogs: (1) Spay/neuter clinics; (2) Role of the dog (past and present); (3) Human-animal bond; and (4) Healthy dogs as a part of healthy communities. These videos document changes in dog husbandry behaviour, new acceptance of spay/neuter, three-way knowledge transfer between residents, researchers, and policy makers, and an overall desire to sustain the positive outcomes of the pilot dog management project. This work highlights cultural beliefs and success strategies that might guide other programs providing veterinary services in First Nations communities.

Indexed as

NarrationPublic Health PracticeAdolescentAdultAgedAnimalsBites and StingsCanadaDisease Transmission, InfectiousDog DiseasesDogsFemaleHealth PromotionHealth Services, IndigenousHumansIndians, North Americandigital storytellingdogsIndigenouspublic healthrural

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