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ArticleAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2025

"A Dog Brings Benefits No Matter Where It's from": UK Residents' Understanding of the Benefits and Risks of Importing Puppies from Romania to the UK.

Zoe Belshaw, Elizabeth Youens, Michelle Lord, Rowena M A Packer

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Article in Animals : an open access journal from MDPI, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Knowledge of UK Residents About Importing Puppies from EU Countries.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Zoe BelshawEviVet Evidence-Based Veterinary Consultancy, Nottingham NG2 5HY, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-5652-3324
Elizabeth YouensIndependent Researcher, Gloucester GL15 4NT, UK.ORCID 0009-0002-3468-858X
Michelle LordIndependent Researcher, Bristol BS3 4TW, UK.
Rowena M A PackerDepartment of Clinical Science and Services, The Royal Veterinary College, Hawkshead Lane, North Mymms, Hatfield, Herts AL9 7TA, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-9988-9828

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The United Kingdom (UK) is a key market for puppy importation from the European Union (EU), as demand for puppies exceeds domestic supply. Many are illegally imported. Potential welfare risks to the puppies and negative impacts of these on their prospective owners are well documented, but UK residents' perspectives on the trade are not. This study aimed to use an online survey to capture UK residents' understanding of the benefits and risks to imported puppies of being imported from Romania for sale in the UK, and the benefits and risks of buying an imported puppy for their prospective owners. Eligible responses were collected from

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attitudesdogimportednon-endemic diseasepuppyqualitativeveterinarywelfarezoonotic

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PMID40804983
PMCPMC12345484

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