Table 3.
Mental wellbeing | |||||
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Nutrition | Environment | Health | Behavior | ||
Choice | Choice of objects and surfaces to interact with in the environment | A choice of ways to meet grooming and scratching needs | Ability to choose between grooming-related behaviors | ||
Competence | Control | Agency over when and how to interact with different objects and surface | Ability to groom and scratch at will, e.g., in response to itches or for stress reduction |
Freedom to perform grooming and scratching behaviors at any time | |
Variety | Wider variety of grooming related objects and surfaces | Ability to groom all parts of the body | Allow for greater variety of grooming/ scratching behavior. Allow for individual preferences | ||
Complexity |
Bold border indicates opportunities identified as high priority for animal welfare.