Outputs (23)

Two Worlds in One: What ‘Counts’ as Animal Advocacy for Veterinarians Working in UK Animal Research? (2023)
Journal Article
McGlacken, R., Anderson, A., & Hobson-West, P. (2023). Two Worlds in One: What ‘Counts’ as Animal Advocacy for Veterinarians Working in UK Animal Research?. Animals, 13(5), Article 776. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13050776

The concept of advocacy is of increasing importance to the veterinary profession internationally. However, there are concerns around the ambiguity and complexity of acting as an advocate in practice. This paper explores what ‘animal advocacy’ involve... Read More about Two Worlds in One: What ‘Counts’ as Animal Advocacy for Veterinarians Working in UK Animal Research?.

Animal research, ethical boundary-work, and the geographies of veterinary expertise (2022)
Journal Article
Anderson, A., & Hobson-West, P. (2023). Animal research, ethical boundary-work, and the geographies of veterinary expertise. Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, 48(3), 491-505. https://doi.org/10.1111/tran.12594

The veterinary profession has been relatively understudied in social science, though recent work has highlighted the geographic dimensions of veterinary expertise. This paper draws on in-depth qualitative interviews with Named Veterinary Surgeons (NV... Read More about Animal research, ethical boundary-work, and the geographies of veterinary expertise.

Vets and Vaccines: A Discursive Analysis of Pet Vaccine Critique (2022)
Journal Article
Hobson-West, P. (2022). Vets and Vaccines: A Discursive Analysis of Pet Vaccine Critique. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 9, Article 868933. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2022.868933

Critique of vaccination policy and practice has a long history, and social scientists and others have devoted significant efforts to understanding this phenomenon. This attention has only increased in light of the coronavirus pandemic, with public... Read More about Vets and Vaccines: A Discursive Analysis of Pet Vaccine Critique.

Critiquing imaginaries of ‘the public’ in UK dialogue around animal research: Insights from the Mass Observation Project (2022)
Journal Article
McGlacken, R., & Hobson-West, P. (2022). Critiquing imaginaries of ‘the public’ in UK dialogue around animal research: Insights from the Mass Observation Project. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science, 91, 280-287. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.shpsa.2021.12.009

With an established history of controversy in the UK, the use of animals in science continues to generate significant socio-ethical discussion. Here, the figure of ‘the public’ plays a key role. However, dominant imaginaries of ‘the public’ have sign... Read More about Critiquing imaginaries of ‘the public’ in UK dialogue around animal research: Insights from the Mass Observation Project.

Assessment of health and welfare in a small sample of dogs owned by people who are homeless (2021)
Journal Article
Scanlon, L., Hobson‐West, P., Cobb, K., McBride, A., & Stavisky, J. (2022). Assessment of health and welfare in a small sample of dogs owned by people who are homeless. Veterinary Record, 190(12), Article e776. https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.776

Background: Pet ownership is common among homeless people, with dogs the most frequently reported pets. However, homeless people receive considerable criticism for keeping pets due to public perception of poor care provision. Materials and methods: A... Read More about Assessment of health and welfare in a small sample of dogs owned by people who are homeless.

“Refugees from practice”? Exploring why some vets move from the clinic to the laboratory (2021)
Journal Article
Anderson, A., & Hobson-West, P. (2022). “Refugees from practice”? Exploring why some vets move from the clinic to the laboratory. Veterinary Record, 190(1), Article e773. https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.773

Background: Named veterinary surgeons (NVSs) are a mandated presence in licensed animal research establishments in the UK. Some NVSs come into their laboratory roles having left general veterinary practice, which is currently facing significant recru... Read More about “Refugees from practice”? Exploring why some vets move from the clinic to the laboratory.

Telling their own stories: Encouraging veterinary students to ethically reflect (2021)
Journal Article
Hobson-West, P., & Millar, K. (2021). Telling their own stories: Encouraging veterinary students to ethically reflect. Veterinary Record, 188(10), Article e17. https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.17

Background: Veterinary practice raises complex and unique professional ethical dilemmas. There is increasing discussion of how best to deliver ethics education to veterinary students, so that they are fully prepared to address ethical conflicts in pr... Read More about Telling their own stories: Encouraging veterinary students to ethically reflect.

Homeless people and their dogs: Exploring the nature and impact of the human-companion animal bond (2021)
Journal Article
Scanlon, L., Hobson-West, P., Cobb, K., McBride, A., & Stavisky, J. (2021). Homeless people and their dogs: Exploring the nature and impact of the human-companion animal bond. Anthrozoös, 34(1), 77-92. https://doi.org/10.1080/08927936.2021.1878683

Homelessness is a pervasive social issue worldwide. In the UK, it is currently estimated that one in two hundred people are homeless, approximating 0.5% of the population. Pet ownership among this group is thought to be commonplace and has been linke... Read More about Homeless people and their dogs: Exploring the nature and impact of the human-companion animal bond.

Priorities for social science and humanities research on the challenges of moving beyond animal-based food systems (2021)
Journal Article
Morris, C., Kaljonen, M., Aavik, K., Balázs, B., Cole, M., Coles, B., Efstathiu, S., Fallon, T., Foden, M., Haifa Giraud, E., Goodman, M., Hadley Kershaw, E., Helliwell, R., Hobson-West, P., Häyry, M., Jallinoja, P., Jones, M., Kaarlenkaski, T., Laihonen, M., Lähteenmäki-Uutela, A., …White, R. (2021). Priorities for social science and humanities research on the challenges of moving beyond animal-based food systems. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 8, Article 38. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-021-00714-z

Increasingly high-profile research is being undertaken into the socio-environmental challenges associated with the over-production and consumption of food from animals. Transforming food systems to mitigate climate change and hidden hunger, ensure fo... Read More about Priorities for social science and humanities research on the challenges of moving beyond animal-based food systems.

Animal research beyond the laboratory: Report from a workshop on places other than licensed establishments (POLEs) in the UK (2020)
Journal Article
Palmer, A., Greenhough, B., Hobson‐west, P., Message, R., Aegerter, J. N., Belshaw, Z., Dennison, N., Dickey, R., Lane, J., Lorimer, J., Millar, K., Newman, C., Pullen, K., Reynolds, S. J., Wells, D. J., Witt, M. J., & Wolfensohn, S. (2020). Animal research beyond the laboratory: Report from a workshop on places other than licensed establishments (POLEs) in the UK. Animals, 10(10), Article 1868. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10101868

© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Research involving animals that occurs outside the laboratory raises an array of unique challenges. With regard to UK legislation, however, it receives only limited attention in terms of offic... Read More about Animal research beyond the laboratory: Report from a workshop on places other than licensed establishments (POLEs) in the UK.