Does anyone have a check sheet used to assess the welfare of cats at a distance? This project is not about capture and handling so flea burdens, cortisol and disease screening are out. The obvious stuff like condition and injuries/lameness etc. is pretty straight forward and already included but what else could be included (e.g. approach tests etc.). Does anyone have something they use already?
I know one man in Moskow who have experience to do it. You can find him. He is Sergey Naidenko.
This is not species specific but is worth a read for anyone starting from scratch and setting up welfare assessment protocols so it may have some useful info or references for you.
Sound like a good idea Nigel, have you seen Mairi Stewart's work on welfare assessment using infra-red?
Cat Stress Score (Kessler & Turner, 1997, Animal Welfare, 6, 243-254)
Human Approach Test (Kry & Kasey, 2007, Animal Welfare, 16, 375-383)
You can also look at the scoring sheets used for humane endpoints in biomedical research
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