Investigation of awareness, sanitation, and customer education practices among employees of pet and animal feed stores that sell live animals in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Numerous zoonotic disease outbreaks have been associated with companion animals and poultry purchased at pet and animal feed stores. Employees are often the initial source of information for customers purchasing a new pet. Therefore, the objectives of this study were to: (1) investigate awareness, sanitation, and customer education practices related to zoonotic disease risk, and (2) identify predictors of providing customer education among employees of pet and animal feed stores that sell live animals.

Methods

A survey of pet and animal feed store employees was conducted to evaluate sanitation practices, training, and awareness of zoonotic disease risk. Differences in proportions of categorical variables were assessed using Chi-square tests. Wilcoxon rank-sum and

SUBMITTER: Lord J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11619681 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature