ABSTRACT

The objective of this study was to investigate the animal welfare issues considered the most important by companion animal veterinarians worldwide. For this purpose, a global survey of several potential animal welfare issues was distributed via SurveyMonkey® in multiple languages. The distribution of survey responses differed by region. The main animal welfare concern reported worldwide was obesity, although there were differences across regions, possibly due to cultural and socioeconomic factors. Anthropomorphism (attributing human qualities or characteristics to an animal) was an issue in western countries but less so in Asia, Africa, and Oceania. There were significant differences between Asia and Europe, Africa, and Oceania in the importance and prevalence of convenience euthanasia. There were also age and sex differences in participant responses, with older veterinarians reporting fewer welfare problems than younger veterinarians, and female veterinarians reporting more welfare issues than their male counterparts.

摘要

本研究的目的是调查全球宠物兽医认为最重要的动物福利问题。为此，通过SurveyMonkey® 以多种语言发布了一项针对若干潜在动物福利问题的全球调查。调查答复的分布因地区而异。世界范围内报告的主要动物福利问题是肥胖，尽管不同地区存在差异，这可能是由于文化和社会经济因素所致。拟人论（将人类的品质或特征归因于动物）在西方国家是一个问题，但在亚洲、非洲和大洋洲则较少。在便利安乐死的重要性和流行程度方面，亚洲与欧洲、非洲和大洋洲之间存在显着差异。