Purewal, Rebecca
Christley, Robert
Kordas, Katarzyna
Joinson, Carol
Meints, Kerstin
Gee, Nancy
Westgarth, Carri
Funding for this research was provided by:
Waltham Centre for Pet Nutrition (NA, NA)
Article History
Received: 31 October 2023
Accepted: 3 September 2024
First Online: 13 September 2024
Declarations
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: Ethical approvals for the study were obtained from the ALSPAC Law and Ethics Committee and the Local Research Ethics Committees. Informed consent for the use of data collected via questionnaires and clinics was obtained from participants following the recommendations of the ALSPAC Ethics and Law Committee at the time. At age 18, study children were sent ‘fair processing’ materials describing ALSPAC’s intended use of their health and administrative records and were given clear means to informed consent or object via a written form. Data were not extracted for participants who objected, or who were not sent fair processing materials. The data access and analysis for this paper was approved by the ALSPAC Executive Committee.
: Not applicable.
: The study was funded by Waltham Petcare Science Institute with a grant held by Carri Westgarth and used to fund the studentship of Rebecca Purewal. Carri Westgarth reports a relationship with Waltham Petcare Science Institute that includes: consulting or advisory. Carri Westgarth reports a relationship with Forthglade Dog Food that includes: consulting or advisory. Nancy Gee reports that she was employed by the Waltham Petcare Science Institute at the time the study was selected for funding and conducted, is principal investigator on a separate study funded by Waltham, and has a consulting/advising relationship with Waltham and Animal Assisted Interventions of Singapore. Kerstin Meints reports grant funding from Waltham Petcare Science Institute for a separate research project from 2015 to 2019. Robert Christley reports that he currently works for Dogs Trust but did not at the time of this study.