Faculty of Health and Medical Science

Research publications

Dog sitting outside looking at cat sitting inside — 📷 Alexis Chloe // Unsplash.com

Most recent research publications produced by researchers affiliated with the Centre for Companion Animal Welfare are listed here.

Pampered pets or poor bastards? The welfare of dogs kept as companion animals

Two key challenges for companion dogs are examined in this paper: 1) unrealistic social demands tha…

Estimating the Population of Unowned Free-Ranging Domestic Cats in Denmark

This study estimated the size of the population of unowned free-ranging domestic cats and their…

How Serious Are Health-Related Welfare Problems in Unowned Unsocialised Domestic Cats?

This paper presents results from the corpses of 598 unsocialised cats euthanised in Denmark in 2019…

Digital opportunities to connect and complain – the use of Facebook in small animal practice

Paper in VetRecord Open on the use of social media in small animal practice.

Insect-repelling behaviour in horses in relation to insect prevalence and access to shelters

This paper measures the level of discomfort of biting insects and whether access to shelters or…

Comparing veterinarians’ attitudes to and the potential influence of pet health insurance in Austria, Denmark and the UK

Using an online questionnaire distributed via e-mail, which included a section on health insurance,…