• Laboratory rats as pets: The potential role of neonatal handling schedule for their life in and after the lab 

      Chaniotanis, Ioannis; Diamantakosc, Evangelos; Rizou, Vaso; Moltsanidou, Eleni; Kotopoulis, Christos; Thavarajah, Miriam; Polissidis, Alexia; Kostomitsopoulos, Nikolaos (Universidad de Córdoba, Departamento de Medicina y Cirugía Animal, 2020)
      There are organizations for re-homing animals that are also specialized in re-homing dogs and cats who have been research subjects. Why can’t we do this for more animals and especially for the rats that are used extensively ...
    • Pet attitudes predicting preferences for pets over people 

      Aumer, Katherine; Erickson, Michael; Krizizke, Jack; Jaksuwijitkorn, Marc; Åbb, Jennifer (Universidad de Córdoba, Departamento de Medicina y Cirugía Animal, 2022)
      The preference for animal companionship over human companionship may be predicted by attitudes about pet ownership. We hypothesized that pet attitudes could predict preferences for relationships ...
    • The health and welfare of dogs belonging to homeless people 

      Williams, David Leonard; Hogg, Sarah (Universidad de Córdoba, Departamento de Medicina y Cirugía Animal, 2016)
      A significant number of homeless people own dogs, with these animals contributing to the well-being of their owners by providing emotional support and in many cases, a reason for living as well as acting as what might be ...