Obesity in Pets - One Health and Animal Welfare Considerations

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10.2991/icpsuas-17.2018.1How to use a DOI?

Keywords

cat; dog; human; obesity; One Health; animal welfare

Abstract

Companion animals - particularly and most commonly dogs and cats - share the lifestyles and the environments of their human counterparts. Similarly, they may also share both the positive and negative implications of this "intimate relationship" with humans. Improved access to resources such as food supplies, shelter, security & veterinary care may be considered positive aspects of this relationship. Negative implications can include, for example, a sedentary lifestyle with limited exercise opportunities that may cause increased rates of metabolic or degenerative diseases such as Type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, osteoarthritis as well as certain neoplasias. One of the most significant human healthcare issues, and one often shared by companion animals is the growing problem of obesity. The presentation offers an overview of interaction of environmental & social factors that can have adverse influence on the health and welfare - especially in relation to the "the rising pandemic of obesity" - of humans and companion animals.

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© 2018, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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