Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) for Animal Owners

Abstract

While coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is mainly a pandemic prevalent in humans, the alterations in the social environment caused by the infection have also affected domestic animals. Exploratory and epidemiological investigations have revealed several findings. Particularly, in the COVID-19 pandemic areas, animal owners tended to stay home and chose telework, resulting in additional time with their animals. Moreover, concern about the animals getting infected have reduced their possibilities of going outdoors. A major concern was the apprehension of finding a suitable source of care for the animals when their owners were infected with COVID-19. Therefore, the impact of COVID-19 should be studied from multiple perspectives. However, the infection has also complicated the field investigations, forcing us to redefine our research methodologies.