Impact of the pandemic: One welfare

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One welfare

Published 27 September 2021 | Updated 21 March 2022

This paper uses the One Welfare Framework to provide an overview, of the impact of the pandemic on animal welfare, human welfare and the environment.

  • Ratschen, E. et al (2020) Human-animal relationships and interactions during the Covid-19 lockdown phase in the UK: Investigating links with mental health and loneliness. PLOS ONE, 15 (9), e0239397. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0239397

This paper reports on large survey of pet owners (n= 5926) in the UK and reported on the role of relationships and interactions between humans and animals, and the impact on mental health, during the early stages of the Covid pandemic (April – June 2020)

  • Fine, L. et al.  (2022) Staff perceptions of COVID-19 impacts on wildlife conservation at a zoological institution. Zoo Biology.  https://doi.org/10.1002/zoo.21669
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