The Welfare of Dogs

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xv

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2. The Domestication, Behaviour and Use of the Dog

   Pages 1-29

3. Free Living Dogs

   Pages 31-54

4. Breeds and Breeding

   Pages 55-81

5. Canine Nutrition and Welfare

   Pages 83-100

6. Health and Welfare

   Pages 101-110

7. Pain in Dogs: Its Recognition and Alleviation

   Pages 111-128

8. Training Methods

   Pages 129-142

9. The Welfare of the Athletes; Greyhounds and Sled Dogs

   Pages 143-160

10. The Dog as a Research Animal

    Pages 161-177

11. Dogs in Shelters

    Pages 179-198

12. Behavioural Problems

    Pages 199-213

13. The Pet Dog

    Pages 215-235

14. Back Matter

    Pages 237-280

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Animal welfare is attracting increasing interest worldwide, but particularly from those in developed countries, who now have the knowledge and resources to be able to offer the best management systems for their farm animals, as well as potentially being able to offer plentiful resources for companion, zoo and laboratory animals. The increased attention given to farm animal welfare in the West derives largely from the fact that the relentless pursuit of financial reward and efficiency has led to the development of intensive animal production systems, that challenge the conscience of many consumers in those countries. In developing countries human survival is still a daily uncertainty, so that provision for animal welfare has to be balanced against human welfare. Welfare is usually provided for only if it supports the output of the animal, be it food, work, clothing, sport or companionship. In reality, there are resources for all if they are properly husbanded in both developing and developed countries. The inequitable division of the world’s riches creates physical and psychological poverty for humans and animals alike in all sectors of the world. Livestock are the world’s biggest land user (FAO, 2002) and the population is increasing rapidly to meet the need of an expanding human population. Populations of farm animals managed by humans are therefore increasing worldwide, and there is the tendency to allocate fewer resources to each animal. Increased attention to welfare issues is just as evident for companion, laboratory, wild and zoo animals.

• animals
• behavior
• nutrition
• pain
• welfare, dogs, animal, Stafford

• Institute of Veterinary Animal and Biomedical Sciences, Massey University, New Zealand

  Kevin Stafford

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