Responsible Ownership and Welfare Indicators for Dogs and Cats in Rural Lithuania: Self-Reported Practices and In-Person Assessment.

Eglė Marija Ramanauskaitė, Snieguolė Malakauskienė, Tautvilė Šukytė, Alvydas Malakauskas

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Eglė Marija RamanauskaitėDepartment of Veterinary Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, LT-47181 Kaunas, Lithuania.

Snieguolė MalakauskienėDepartment of Anatomy and Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, LT-47181 Kaunas, Lithuania.

Tautvilė ŠukytėDepartment of Veterinary Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, LT-47181 Kaunas, Lithuania.

Alvydas MalakauskasDepartment of Veterinary Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, LT-47181 Kaunas, Lithuania.

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Abstract

Dogs and cats are increasingly regarded as companion animals and family members, but companionship requires more than affection: it also entails responsibility for their health, reproduction, housing and behavioural needs. Responsible ownership and welfare in rural Baltic and Eastern European settings remain poorly studied. The study included 383 Lithuanian owners (338 rural, 45 urban) and welfare assessments of 85 animals from 53 rural households using an adapted Animal Welfare Assessment Grid. Animal numbers per household differed significantly by residence (

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animal welfarecatscompanion animal population managementcompanion animalsdogspreventive veterinary careresponsible pet ownershiprural communities

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PMID42882958

DOI10.3390/ani16192988

PMCPMC13663609

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