The Roles of Animals and Responsible Pet Ownership

Question 1

How many years of domestication?

Answer 1

evolved over 100 + 1000s years

Question 2

What are the 3 categories of animal roles?

Answer 2

1. companionship 2.to be farmed 3.working/darft

Question 3

What is a companion animal?

Answer 3

a pet which is viewed as a companion, fits role as a ‘child’ / member of family

Question 4

What does the human-animal bond create for humans?

Answer 4

a positive effect on health

Question 5

Do animals help reduce obesity for humans?

Answer 5

Yes

Question 6

Do animals help reduce blood pressure for humans?

Answer 6

yes

Question 7

Do animals help reduce anxiety for humans?

Answer 7

Yes

Question 8

Do animals help reduce heart rate?

Answer 8

Yes

Question 9

Do animals help improve the humans overall well-being?

Answer 9

yes

Question 10

What does PAT stand for?

Answer 10

Pets As Therapy

Question 11

What are PAT animals?

Answer 11

provide physical and mental support

Question 12

What Act is the PAT not covered under

Answer 12

The Equality Act 2010

Question 13

What does ESA stand for?

Answer 13

Emotion Support Animals

Question 14

What are ESA animals?

Answer 14

live with someone + supports an indivigual human

Question 15

What Act is the ESA not covered under?

Answer 15

The Equality Act 2010.

Question 16

What does it mean for an animal to be a farmed?

Answer 16

providing product - milk, beef, eggs, meat wool, leather etc

Question 17

Farmed animals are seen as?…

Answer 17

an economical response, have a financial value to them and don’t have an emotional response attached to them.

Question 18

What are working animals?

Answer 18

trained to fulfill a role that humans cannot

Question 19

What Act are working animals covered under?

Answer 19

The Equality Act 2010

Question 20

Are working animals different to PATs + ESAs?

Answer 20

Yes

Question 21

What categories are there for working animals?

Answer 21

military, police+law enforcement, medical, herding+retrieving and assistance

Question 22

What animals are military?

Answer 22

dogs, horses, rats

Question 23

What issues are there with military animals in vets?

Answer 23

trained to work, boredom, respond to handler only, too large for staff, aggressive, ptsd

Question 24

What animals are police+law enforcement?

Answer 24

horses, dogs and cats

Question 25

What issues are there with police+law enforcement animals?

Answer 25

command words, strong, barking, anxiety, respond to handler, over stimulated etc

Question 26

What animals are medical animals?

Answer 26

dogs, mice and rats

Question 27

What issues are there with medical animals?

Answer 27

diseased exposed, meds mix with trial, with drawl periods

Question 28

What animals are herding+retrieving animals?

Answer 28

dogs - border collies

Question 29

What issues are there with herding + retrieving animals?

Answer 29

biting, anxiety, high work drive, anxious, diseases, stimulation, easily bored, prey driven

Question 30

What animals are assistance animals?

Answer 30

dogs - guide dogs

Question 31

What issues are there with assistance animals?

Answer 31

ptsd, medical, allergies, respond to handler, seperation

Question 32

What category would breeding animals come under (the three types)

Answer 32

could fall under any of them (companion, farmed or working)

Question 33

Why breed?

Answer 33

ability to perform a job, farm animals bred for produce or the animals apperance (phenotype)

Question 34

What issues are there with breeding working animals?

Answer 34

not resting for a certain period bevcause it needs to work, money restrictive, commands, harsh body language

Question 35

What issues are there with farm animals bred for produce?

Answer 35

medical interferance, money, with drawl periods, animals capability to do its job

Question 36

What issues are there with showing/breeding animals?

Answer 36

money, cannot clip fur, certain vaccines wanted, health concerns, own ideas of treatment

Question 37

What should a RVN/SVN always do when viewing a patient?

Answer 37

treat all animals the same, see how the animal is viewed by owner, our role is to advice suitable care and aid the client into sensible pet ownership.

Question 38

What does BSAVA stand for?

Answer 38

British Small Animal Veterinary Association

Question 39

What does BSAVA state is a responsible pet owner? (x6 requirements)

Answer 39

1. Commitment 2.Time+Money 3.Research 4.Relevent legislation 5.Preventative health 6. Hard decisions

Question 40

What is commitment for a responsible pet owner?

Answer 40

willing to provide for the pets welfare, needs and wellbeing for a life time

Question 41

What is an investment of time and money for a responsible pet owner?

Answer 41

accumilates over the animals life time, cost can be easily underestimated, immediate requirements are needed

Question 42

What does research mean for a responsible pet owner?

Answer 42

select pet based on their home, lifestyle and family. Not going of an impulsive decision

Question 43

What relavent legislation must a responsible pet owner look into?

Answer 43

CITES, Animal Welfare Act 2006, Microchipping dogs compulsory 2015 and microchipping cats compulsory 2024

Question 44

What preventative health care should a responsible pet owner look into?

Answer 44

register with a vet clinic, preventative + theraputic care, prevent pain, suffering, injury and disease, vaccinations, flea and worming

Question 45

What does it mean by hard decisions for a pet owner?

Answer 45

the animals welfare is a primary decision - pts