https://animalethics.ku.dk/companion-animals/welfare/ en Fri, 05 Jun 2026 03:24:30 +0200 Fri, 05 Jun 2026 03:24:30 +0200 https://animalethics.ku.dk/companion-animals/welfare/the-social-competences-of-companion-cats/ A representative study of the welfare of cats in single versus multi-cat households.<div class="item-image"><a href="https://animalethics.ku.dk/companion-animals/welfare/the-social-competences-of-companion-cats/" alt="The social competences of companion cats" title="The social competences of companion cats"><img src="https://animalethics.ku.dk/companion-animals/welfare/the-social-competences-of-companion-cats/cats-playing_andrei-shupilo_dreamstime_1100.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://animalethics.ku.dk/companion-animals/welfare/the-social-competences-of-companion-cats/ Sat, 23 May 2026 08:15:00 +0200 https://animalethics.ku.dk/companion-animals/welfare/feline-obesity/ Feline obesity is associated with stronger owner attachment, while indoor confinement increases risk...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://animalethics.ku.dk/companion-animals/welfare/feline-obesity/" alt="Feline obesity" title="Feline obesity"><img src="https://animalethics.ku.dk/companion-animals/welfare/feline-obesity/cat-obesity_Dennis-van-de-Water-dreamstime.jpeg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://animalethics.ku.dk/companion-animals/welfare/feline-obesity/ Wed, 18 Mar 2026 12:45:00 +0100 https://animalethics.ku.dk/companion-animals/welfare/companionship-counts/ Behavioural welfare indicators support that social housing benefits rabbit welfare.<div class="item-image"><a href="https://animalethics.ku.dk/companion-animals/welfare/companionship-counts/" alt="Companionship counts" title="Companionship counts"><img src="https://animalethics.ku.dk/companion-animals/welfare/companionship-counts/rabbits_richard-bendall_dreamstime_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://animalethics.ku.dk/companion-animals/welfare/companionship-counts/ Mon, 17 Nov 2025 15:45:00 +0100 https://animalethics.ku.dk/companion-animals/welfare/calling-a-trade-off-a-trade-off-in-arguments-for-cat-confinement/ The debate around keeping pet cats indoors is often framed as a win‑win for both wildlife and the...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://animalethics.ku.dk/companion-animals/welfare/calling-a-trade-off-a-trade-off-in-arguments-for-cat-confinement/" alt="Calling a trade-off a trade-off in arguments for cat confinement" title="Calling a trade-off a trade-off in arguments for cat confinement"><img src="https://animalethics.ku.dk/companion-animals/welfare/calling-a-trade-off-a-trade-off-in-arguments-for-cat-confinement/cat-looking-out-of_window_modfos-dreamstime_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://animalethics.ku.dk/companion-animals/welfare/calling-a-trade-off-a-trade-off-in-arguments-for-cat-confinement/ Wed, 08 Oct 2025 14:00:00 +0200 https://animalethics.ku.dk/companion-animals/welfare/behavioural-and-physiological-indicators-of-hoof-trimming-stress/ Field study in juvenile stabel- and forestborn Konik Polski horses showing that restraint may affect...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://animalethics.ku.dk/companion-animals/welfare/behavioural-and-physiological-indicators-of-hoof-trimming-stress/" alt="Behavioural and physiological indicators of hoof trimming stress" title="Behavioural and physiological indicators of hoof trimming stress"><img src="https://animalethics.ku.dk/companion-animals/welfare/behavioural-and-physiological-indicators-of-hoof-trimming-stress/hestehov_Irena-Czycholl_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://animalethics.ku.dk/companion-animals/welfare/behavioural-and-physiological-indicators-of-hoof-trimming-stress/ Wed, 01 Jan 2025 09:30:00 +0100 https://animalethics.ku.dk/companion-animals/welfare/perceptions-of-the-rabbit-as-a-low-investment-starter-pet-lead-to-negative-impacts-on-its-welfare/ This paper shows that many rabbits live in unsuitable conditions, and owners who perceive rabbits...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://animalethics.ku.dk/companion-animals/welfare/perceptions-of-the-rabbit-as-a-low-investment-starter-pet-lead-to-negative-impacts-on-its-welfare/" alt="Perceptions of the rabbit as a low investment ‘starter pet’ lead to negative impacts on its welfare" title="Perceptions of the rabbit as a low investment ‘starter pet’ lead to negative impacts on its welfare"><img src="https://animalethics.ku.dk/images/1100x600/companion-animals/Sort_dv_rgkanin_Gerwin.Schadl.Photographer_Colourbox_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://animalethics.ku.dk/companion-animals/welfare/perceptions-of-the-rabbit-as-a-low-investment-starter-pet-lead-to-negative-impacts-on-its-welfare/ Fri, 23 Jun 2023 13:30:00 +0200 https://animalethics.ku.dk/companion-animals/welfare/pampered-pets/ Two key challenges for companion dogs are examined in this paper: 1) unrealistic social demands that...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://animalethics.ku.dk/companion-animals/welfare/pampered-pets/" alt="Pampered pets or poor bastards? The welfare of dogs kept as companion animals" title="Pampered pets or poor bastards? The welfare of dogs kept as companion animals"><img src="https://animalethics.ku.dk/images/1100x600/new-publications/Pug_puppy_Oleg_Tovkach_Colourbox1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://animalethics.ku.dk/companion-animals/welfare/pampered-pets/ Tue, 26 Apr 2022 08:45:00 +0200 https://animalethics.ku.dk/companion-animals/welfare/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 by...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://animalethics.ku.dk/companion-animals/welfare/how-serious-are-health-related-welfare-problems-in-unowned-unsocialised-domestic-cats/" alt="How Serious Are Health-Related Welfare Problems in Unowned Unsocialised Domestic Cats? " title="How Serious Are Health-Related Welfare Problems in Unowned Unsocialised Domestic Cats? "><img src="https://animalethics.ku.dk/images/1100x600/new-publications/Kat_i_graes_Beneda_Miroslav_Colourbox_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://animalethics.ku.dk/companion-animals/welfare/how-serious-are-health-related-welfare-problems-in-unowned-unsocialised-domestic-cats/ Tue, 08 Mar 2022 08:45:00 +0100