Locking down the Impact of New Zealand's COVID-19 Alert Level Changes on Pets.

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dc.citation.issue3
dc.citation.volume11
dc.contributor.authorEsam F
dc.contributor.authorForrest R
dc.contributor.authorWaran N
dc.contributor.editorWilliams JM
dc.contributor.editorRandle H
dc.contributor.editorMarlin D
dc.coverage.spatialSwitzerland
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-22T21:01:37Z
dc.date.available2024-05-22T21:01:37Z
dc.date.issued2021-03-10
dc.description.abstractThe influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on human-pet interactions within New Zealand, particularly during lockdown, was investigated via two national surveys. In Survey 1, pet owners (n = 686) responded during the final week of the five-week Alert Level 4 lockdown (highest level of restrictions-April 2020), and survey 2 involved 498 respondents during July 2020 whilst at Alert Level 1 (lowest level of restrictions). During the lockdown, 54.7% of owners felt that their pets' wellbeing was better than usual, while only 7.4% felt that it was worse. Most respondents (84.0%) could list at least one benefit of lockdown for their pets, and they noted pets were engaged with more play (61.7%) and exercise (49.7%) than pre-lockdown. Many respondents (40.3%) expressed that they were concerned about their pet's wellbeing after lockdown, with pets missing company/attention and separation anxiety being major themes. In Survey 2, 27.9% of respondents reported that they continued to engage in increased rates of play with their pets after lockdown, however, the higher levels of pet exercise were not maintained. Just over one-third (35.9%) of owners took steps to prepare their pets to transition out of lockdown. The results indicate that pets may have enjoyed improved welfare during lockdown due to the possibility of increased human-pet interaction. The steps taken by owners to prepare animals for a return to normal life may enhance pet wellbeing long-term if maintained.
dc.description.confidentialfalse
dc.edition.editionMarch 2021
dc.format.pagination1-16
dc.identifier.author-urlhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33801824
dc.identifier.citationEsam F, Forrest R, Waran N. (2021). Locking down the Impact of New Zealand's COVID-19 Alert Level Changes on Pets.. Animals (Basel). 11. 3. (pp. 1-16).
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ani11030758
dc.identifier.eissn2076-2615
dc.identifier.elements-typejournal-article
dc.identifier.issn2076-2615
dc.identifier.number758
dc.identifier.piiani11030758
dc.identifier.urihttps://mro.massey.ac.nz/handle/10179/69642
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherMDPI (Basel, Switzerland)
dc.publisher.urihttps://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/3/758
dc.relation.isPartOfAnimals (Basel)
dc.rights(c) 2021 The Author/s
dc.rightsCC BY 4.0
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectCOVID-19
dc.subjectNew Zealand
dc.subjectcompanion animal
dc.subjectexercise
dc.subjectlockdown
dc.subjectpandemic
dc.subjectpet
dc.subjectplay
dc.subjectwelfare
dc.subjectwellbeing
dc.titleLocking down the Impact of New Zealand's COVID-19 Alert Level Changes on Pets.
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.elements-id486506
pubs.organisational-groupCollege of Health
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