Izzie Philpotts

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Animals | Free Full-Text | Do Animal Welfare Education Campaigns Really Work? An Evaluation of the RSPCA’s #DogKind Campaign in Raising Awareness of Separation-Related Behaviours in UK Dog Owners

Feb 1, 2024 | mdpi.com | Izzie Philpotts |Emily Blackwell |Justin Dillon |Nicola Rooney

1. IntroductionEducation is central to the work of companion animal welfare charities in the United Kingdom (UK) [1,2,3]. They aim to educate the public on aspects of an animal’s health, needs, and behaviours to improve their welfare. Education through targeted marketing campaigns is one key method by which charities aim to heighten public awareness of specific issues.
Animals | Free Full-Text | What Do We Know about Dog Owners? Exploring Associations between Pre-Purchase Behaviours, Knowledge and Understanding, Ownership Practices, and Dog Welfare

Jan 25, 2024 | mdpi.com | Emily Blackwell |Justin Dillon |Emma Tipton |Izzie Philpotts

1. IntroductionIn the United Kingdom (UK), there are currently 11 million pet dogs, with 29% of adults owning a dog [1]. The Animal Welfare Act [2] introduced a duty of care for all owners to meet their pet’s five welfare needs, and the PAW Report was launched in 2011 as the first overarching means of identifying, assessing, and monitoring the well-being of companion animals and how their needs are being met.

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