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The majority of pet cages, running wheels and hay racks sold in a sample of German retailers fail to meet animal welfare standards

02.02.22 | PLOS

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Fig 2. Pet cage available online, declared as suitable for rabbits, hares, and guinea pigs
Because every cage must offer a retreat possibility for the animals, a “hiding place” was put in the cage to demonstrate proportions. The cage dimensions provided by the manufacturer are: 80 cm × 46 cm × 36 cm (L × W × H). The black and the gray rabbit have a body weight of approx. 1.7 kg and 3.1 kg, respectively. Credit: Bläske et al. (M. Ebner), 2022, PLOS ONE, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

The majority of pet cages, running wheels and hay racks sold in a sample of German retailers fail to meet animal welfare standards

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Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0262658

Article Title: Evaluation of small mammal pet supplies offered in German retail under animal welfare aspects

Author Countries: Germany

Funding: The present work was funded by the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture through the Federal Office for Agriculture and Food on the basis of a resolution of the German Bundestag (funding code 2815HS001). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.

PLOS ONE

10.1371/journal.pone.0262658

Evaluation of small mammal pet supplies offered in German retail under animal welfare aspects

2-Feb-2022

The authors declare no conflict of interest related to the content of this publication.

Keywords

Animal Domestication Animal Health Animal Rights Animal Science Animals Food Security Life Sciences Mammals

Article Information

Journal
PLOS ONE
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0262658
Article Publication Date
2022-02-02
Article Title
Evaluation of small mammal pet supplies offered in German retail under animal welfare aspects
COI Statement
The authors declare no conflict of interest related to the content of this publication.

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Hanna Abdallah
PLOS
onepress@plos.org

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PLOS. (2022, February 2). The majority of pet cages, running wheels and hay racks sold in a sample of German retailers fail to meet animal welfare standards. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/8X55WYO1/the-majority-of-pet-cages-running-wheels-and-hay-racks-sold-in-a-sample-of-german-retailers-fail-to-meet-animal-welfare-standards.html
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"The majority of pet cages, running wheels and hay racks sold in a sample of German retailers fail to meet animal welfare standards." Brightsurf News, Feb. 2 2022, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/8X55WYO1/the-majority-of-pet-cages-running-wheels-and-hay-racks-sold-in-a-sample-of-german-retailers-fail-to-meet-animal-welfare-standards.html.