Do dog breeds differ in pain sensitivity? Veterinarians and the public believe they do.

Humans do not respond to the pain of all humans equally; physical appearance and associated group identity affect how people respond to the pain of others. Here we ask if a similar differential response occurs when humans evaluate different individuals of another species. Beliefs about pain in pet d...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Margaret E Gruen, Philip White, Brian Hare
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0230315