Wulandari Cynthia Retno, Burhanuddin Azhar, Faradina Putri Laura, Wibawati Prima Ayu, Abdramanov Abzal
Department of Health and Life Sciences, Division of Veterinary Public Health, Faculty of Health, Medicine, and Life Sciences (FIKKIA), Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia.
Department of Veterinary Sanitary Expertise and Hygiene, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kazakh National Agrarian Research University, Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Vet World. 2024 Jun;17(6):1210-1215. doi: 10.14202/vetworld.2024.1210-1215. Epub 2024 Jun 8.
The "Five Freedoms" concept has shaped the development and implementation of animal welfare assessments. This study aimed to analyze the determinants that impact the understanding of animal welfare among individuals who own cats in Banyuwangi, East Java, Indonesia.
Questionnaires and interviews were used in this study to gather data from cat owners. One hundred cat owners in Banyuwangi Regency took part in the study. The classification considered factors such as gender, age, education level, occupation, income, and number of cats. The questionnaire passed both validity and reliability tests and was thus deemed suitable for data measurement. The Chi-square test was employed to investigate relationships within the dataset.
A statistically significant correlation (p < 0.05) was established between cat owners' level of education, occupation, monthly household income, and their grasp of animal welfare, with the number of cats in their household being a determinant factor. Some cat owners in Banyuwangi undervalue veterinarians' role in treating and preventing feline health issues. The cat owners' understanding of animal welfare was unaffected by their age or gender. 59% of the cat owners had a low understanding level, 22% had a moderate understanding level, and 19% had a high understanding level.
In Banyuwangi Regency, 59% of cat owners lack understanding of animal welfare concerns. An owner's educational background, job, income, and whether they own a cat impact their comprehension of animal welfare principles. Limited awareness of animal welfare and veterinarians' roles exists in Indonesia. It is crucial to educate government officials, veterinarians, and regional leaders about animal welfare for the sake of sustainability. A complete understanding of this topic demands rigorous research, comprehensive studies, and reproducibility. Equally important is effective publicity for the cat population.
“五项自由”概念塑造了动物福利评估的发展与实施。本研究旨在分析影响印度尼西亚东爪哇省班尤旺吉市养猫者对动物福利理解的决定因素。
本研究采用问卷调查和访谈的方式从养猫者中收集数据。班尤旺吉摄政区的100名养猫者参与了该研究。分类考虑了性别、年龄、教育水平、职业、收入和猫的数量等因素。问卷通过了效度和信度测试，因此被认为适合用于数据测量。采用卡方检验来研究数据集中的关系。
养猫者的教育水平、职业、家庭月收入与他们对动物福利的理解之间建立了具有统计学意义的相关性（p < 0.05），家庭中猫的数量是一个决定因素。班尤旺吉的一些养猫者低估了兽医在治疗和预防猫健康问题方面的作用。养猫者对动物福利的理解不受其年龄或性别的影响。59%的养猫者理解水平较低，22%的养猫者理解水平中等，19%的养猫者理解水平较高。
在班尤旺吉摄政区，59%的养猫者对动物福利问题缺乏理解。主人的教育背景、工作、收入以及是否养猫会影响他们对动物福利原则的理解。印度尼西亚对动物福利和兽医角色的认识有限。为了可持续发展，对政府官员、兽医和地区领导人进行动物福利教育至关重要。对这一主题的全面理解需要严谨的研究、综合的研究和可重复性。同样重要的是对猫群体进行有效的宣传。
