ArticleAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2021
Challenges and Solutions Surrounding Environmental Enrichment for Dogs and Cats in a Scientific Environment.
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7 citing papers in PubMed.
- Assessing Animal Welfare and Service Needs in a Community-Based Program.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Article
- Overweight and Obesity in Dogs and Cats: An Exploration of Animal Welfare and Behaviour Impacts, and Recommendations for Management in Veterinary Primary Care.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Review
- Hard-working or hardly working dogs stay young longer? Lifetime sports engagement, joint activity with the owner and breed type are associated with the severity of canine cognitive decline.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2026Article
- Cats are (almost) liquid!-Cats selectively rely on body size awareness when negotiating short openings.iScience · 2024Article
- Domestic pet dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) do not show a preference to contrafreeload, but are willing.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Benchmarking Enrichment Efforts in the US & Canada Across Species and Enrichment Categories.Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science : JAALAS · 2023Article
- The agency domain and behavioral interactions: assessing positive animal welfare using the Five Domains Model.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2023Review
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Abstract
Dogs and cats housed in research-, kennel- and cattery-type settings are reliant on caregivers to optimise their day-to-day experiences and welfare. The goal is to provide enriching environments for physical, social and environmental control; behavioural choice and opportunities to live as varied a life as possible. However, there are numerous challenges in these environments such as lack of appropriate enrichment for group housing, budget for equipment/training, study controls, time and space to make improvements. In addition, research settings are required to comply with legislation for care, husbandry and housing, and as standards differ between regions, conditions will vary between settings. Sharing knowledge in this field can only help drive a wider culture of care by helping improve the lives and welfare of animals cared for. This article presents some of the environmental enrichment strategies effective at the Waltham Petcare Science Institute, UK.
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