Impact of COVID-19 on pets and pet owners: A survey conducted in selected veterinary clinics in Accra, Ghana.

ABSTRACT: The study explores the impact of Covid-19 on pets and their owners using a structured questionnaire. One hundred fifty-seven (157) respondents were recruited from six veterinary clinics at strategic points within Accra. Only a third of owners gave their pet(s) special attention out of fear of contracting Covid-19 from their pet(s). 68.2 % of the respondents were interested in learning healthy pet-keeping tips from the electronic media and evident in their willingness (75.2 %) to embrace tele-veterinary services; a potential drift from traditional in-person way of providing veterinary services in Ghana. The decrease in household income (46.5 %), loss of employment for at least one person in the household (17.2 %) and associated spike in prices of pet related commodities affected the feeding

SUBMITTER: Dogbey G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11409105 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature