Demographic responses of the current sample, compared to the national data, where available [32].

<p>Demographic responses of the current sample, compared to the national data, where available [<a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0171904#pone.0171904.ref032" target="_blank">32</a>].</p

Types of meat currently eaten, and willing to be eaten if produced via <i>in vitro</i> methods.

<p>Means with different superscripts are significantly different by Fisher’s Exact Test.</p

Mean perceptions of IVM compared to farmed meat (1 much more—5 much less).

<p>Mean perceptions of IVM compared to farmed meat (1 much more—5 much less).</p

Mean male and female responses to the IVM survey that were significantly (P < 0.05) affected by gender, with regression coefficients, P values, Odds ratios and confidence intervals.

<p>Questions range from 1–5 (1: much more/strongly agree/definitely yes—5: much less/strongly disagree/definitely no).</p

Agreement with statements about attitudes towards IVM, as identified from past research (1 strongly agree—5 strongly disagree).

<p>Agreement with statements about attitudes towards IVM, as identified from past research (1 strongly agree—5 strongly disagree).</p

Raw dataset on sheep export from 2004 to 2015 and weather conditions at ports.xlsx

Raw dataset on live sheep export from Australia to the Middle East between 2004 and 2015 and weather conditions at departure and destination ports for voyages.<br

Number(%) of 1^st Year Vet Sci, Vet Tech, Bachelor of Applied Science (Anim Sci) students, and 3^rd Year Veterinary Students by age range, median age, age group, sex, previous degree, English as primary language, and experience with companion animals, farm animals and horses.

<p>Number(%) of 1^st Year Vet Sci, Vet Tech, Bachelor of Applied Science (Anim Sci) students, and 3^rd Year Veterinary Students by age range, median age, age group, sex, previous degree, English as primary language, and experience with companion animals, farm animals and horses.</p

Demographic characteristics of respondents, who were stakeholders in the animal transportation and slaughter sectors, to a questionnaire on the major welfare issues in the Chinese livestock transport and slaughter industry, as defined in an initial expert meeting (n = 267).

<p>Demographic characteristics of respondents, who were stakeholders in the animal transportation and slaughter sectors, to a questionnaire on the major welfare issues in the Chinese livestock transport and slaughter industry, as defined in an initial expert meeting (n = 267).</p

Significant (P< 0.05) effects of level of education of stakeholders, who were stakeholders in the animal transportation and slaughter sectors, on the mean utility values of issues, which measure the perceived importance of different issues for animal welfare.

<p>High values indicate high acceptability.</p

Cat Ownership Perception and Caretaking Explored in an Internet Survey of People Associated with Cats

<div><p>People who feed cats that they do not perceive they own (sometimes called semi-owners) are thought to make a considerable contribution to unwanted cat numbers because the cats they support are generally not sterilized. Understanding people’s perception of cat ownership and the psychology underlying cat semi-ownership could inform approaches to mitigate the negative effects of cat semi-ownership. The primary aims of this study were to investigate cat ownership perception and to examine its association with human-cat interactions and caretaking behaviours. A secondary aim was to evaluate a definition of cat semi-ownership (including an association time of ≥1 month and frequent feeding), revised from a previous definition proposed in the literature to distinguish cat semi-ownership from casual interactions with unowned cats. Cat owners and semi-owners displayed similar types of interactions and caretaking behaviours. Nevertheless, caretaking behaviours were more commonly displayed towards owned cats than semi-owned cats, and semi-owned cats were more likely to have produced kittens (p<0.01). All interactions and caretaking behaviours were more likely to be displayed towards cats in semi-ownership relationships compared to casual interaction relationships. Determinants of cat ownership perception were identified (p<0.05) and included association time, attachment, perceived cat friendliness and health, and feelings about unowned cats, including the acceptability of feeding unowned cats. Encouraging semi-owners to have the cats they care for sterilized may assist in reducing the number of unwanted kittens and could be a valuable alternative to trying to prevent semi-ownership entirely. Highly accessible semi-owner “gatekeepers” could help to deliver education messages and facilitate the provision of cat sterilization services to semi-owners. This research enabled semi-ownership to be distinguished from casual interaction relationships and can assist welfare and government agencies to identify cat semi-owners in order to develop strategies to address this source of unwanted cats.</p></div