Sato-Takada, Kanae
Flemming, Anne M.
Voordouw, Maarten J. http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9384-0436
Carr, Anthony P.
Funding for this research was provided by:
WCVM Companion Animal Health Fund
NSERC
Article History
Received: 13 July 2021
Accepted: 24 February 2022
First Online: 11 March 2022
Declarations
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: The University of Saskatchewan Behavioural Research Ethics Board (USask Beh-REB) is constituted and operates in accordance with the current version of the Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans (TPCS 2 2018). The USask Beh-REB reviewed this study (application ID = 2716), and the proposal was found to be acceptable on ethical grounds. The USask Beh-REB evaluated the behavioural application form, the consent form, and the questionnaire, and they issued a certificate of approval. The study was carried out in accordance with the institutional guidelines and regulations. All pet owners involved in this study provided verbal informed consent to participate in the study. We used a verbal informed consent procedure because the interviews with the pet owners were conducted over the phone. The verbal informed consent procedure was reviewed and approved by the USask Beh-REB.
: Consent for publication was obtained from all subjects that participated in the study.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.