What is it about?
The present study examined if the perceptions/beliefs of the staff working with Military Dogs (MDs) may reveal possible factors affecting the welfare of MDs. These factors were identified in the procedures of veterinary support, training, relaxation and the general living conditions of MDs.
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Why is it important?
The recording of perceptions/beliefs of the Military Dogs' (MDs) handlers is a tool which can reveal possible factors affecting their welfare. This study may stand as a guide for drafting a welfare standard for MDs of the Hellenic Air Force.
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This research project would not have been possible without the support of many people. The authors wish to express their gratitude to all the staff of the Hellenic Air Force that participated in this project. Because the differing attitudes and beliefs regarding the relationship of human to other creatures are a major factor affecting animal welfare issues, it is important to recognize these attitudes an beliefs of the staff that they are working with military dogs, in order to improve their welfare.
Ioannis Chaniotakis
Hellenic Air Force
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This page is a summary of: Improving Military Dogs’ Welfare: Is there a Place for Handlers’ Beliefs and Perceptions?, Society and Animals, October 2018, Brill,
DOI: 10.1163/15685306-12341535.
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