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The aim of this report is to raise awareness of the importance of research concerning the economic impact of companion animals on society. This report was inspired by the seminal Council for Science and Society (CSS) report Companion Animals in Society (1988), and updates and extends its evaluation ...
This chapter introduces the report, which describes the animal and human health costs and benefits impact of pets in the UK.
This chapter describes the extent and economic significance of the pet-keeping phenomenon, benefits of pet ownership and associated problems of pet ownership in the UK based on the Council for Science and Society (CSS) report 1988.
The current status of the companion animal-keeping phenomenon and subsequent pet care industry in the UK is described, with emphasis on some of the possible benefits and costs to certain economies that are associated with companion animals.
This chapter describes two areas that show the significance of indirect costs associated with companion animals: (i) the effect of companion animal ownership on human health (considering examples relating to the physical, mental and social health of people) and its economic implications and (ii)...
The need for further research and follow up studies on the economic impact of companion animals on the UK economy is briefly discussed.
This chapter describes the importance of emergency planning in partnership, the benefits to responding organizations of working in partnership, and the benefits to people caught up in an emergency if organizations work in partnership. It also identifies the key partner organizations for health...
This chapter largely considers the preparedness for, and response to, mass casualty incidents (MCIs) in the UK. It presents the definition of a mass casualty incident; the differences between a mass casualty incidence and a major incident; and, the challenges for the UK National Health Service in...
This chapter describes the course of the health service response to A(H1N1)pdm09 pandemic influenza at a local level in the UK. The challenges to a local pandemic response, the key local functions of the initial response phase, the key aspects of the antiviral treatment phase, the availability of...