Sinclair Michelle, Phillips Clive Julian Christie
Centre for Animal Welfare and Ethics, School of Veterinary Science, University of Queensland, Gatton, Queensland 4343, Australia.
Animals (Basel). 2018 Jun 9;8(6):92. doi: 10.3390/ani8060092.
Animal welfare is an increasingly global initiative, which makes the intricate business of operating across borders of particular relevance to the movement. There is, however, a distinct absence of literature dedicated to investigating operational strategies that are more likely to result in the success of international animal welfare initiatives. In addition to this, opportunities exist to investigate the human aspects of animal welfare, parallel to the growing field of animal-based science. This study aimed to begin addressing these gaps by conducting semi structured interviews with 15 leaders of some of the largest international animal welfare charities. Leaders were asked to describe their experiences of successful and unsuccessful initiatives within the animal welfare movement. Thematic analysis was then conducted to identify recurring concepts and extrapolate potentially applicable information. Engaging stakeholders and communities in locally-led and culturally respectful ways were discussed, as was the importance of knowledge, moderation, flexibility, and mutual benefits. The dangers of attacking personal and cultural identity are also highlighted and discussed. Key quotes and examples are presented, supplemented with mind maps as a tool to more readily apply the findings of the study in strategy development.
动物福利是一项日益全球化的倡议，这使得跨国开展复杂业务与该行动尤为相关。然而，专门研究哪些运营策略更有可能促成国际动物福利倡议成功的文献却明显匮乏。除此之外，与动物科学领域的不断发展相并行，也存在着研究动物福利人文方面的机会。本研究旨在通过对一些最大的国际动物福利慈善机构的15位负责人进行半结构化访谈来着手填补这些空白。负责人被要求描述他们在动物福利运动中成功和失败倡议的经历。然后进行主题分析，以识别反复出现的概念并推断出可能适用的信息。讨论了以当地主导且尊重文化的方式让利益相关者和社区参与进来的情况，以及知识、适度、灵活性和互利的重要性。还强调并讨论了攻击个人和文化身份的危险。文中呈现了关键引语和示例，并辅以思维导图作为一种工具，以便更轻松地将研究结果应用于战略制定。
