Laura M. Kubasiewicz

Job title

Senior Researcher (Global)

Department

Research and Operational Support

Affiliation

The Donkey Sanctuary

Contributor profile

Laura researches global animal welfare issues and the links between animal welfare and human development, and has previously conducted research into non-invasive conservation techniques.

Journal articles

Bonded labour and donkey ownership in the brick kilns of India: A need for reform of policy and practice, Animal Welfare (January 2023).
The welfare and access to veterinary health services of mules working the mountain trails in the Gorkha region, Nepal, Austral Journal of Veterinary Sciences (January 2023).
“Not All Who Wander Are Lost”: The Life Transitions and Associated Welfare of Pack Mules Walking the Trails in the Mountainous Gorkha Region, Nepal, Animals (November 2022).
One welfare: Linking poverty, equid ownership and equid welfare in the brick kilns of India, Animal Welfare (November 2022).
Science and knowledge of free-roaming donkeys - a critical review, The Journal of Wildlife Management (July 2021).
‘Don’t put the cart before the mule!’ Challenging assumptions regarding health-related treatment practices of working equid owners in Northern India, Animals (May 2021).
Morphometric measurements of the feet of working donkeys equus asinus in Egypt, Journal of Equine Science (June 2020).
A new framework for assessing equid welfare: a case study of working equids in Nepalese brick kilns, Animals (June 2020).
No prescription, no problem! A mixed-methods study of antimicrobial stewardship relating to working equines in drug retail outlets of Northern India, Antibiotics (June 2020).
Cultural “blind spots,” social influence and the welfare of working donkeys in brick kilns in Northern India, Frontiers in Veterinary Science (April 2020).
The Welfare Aggregation and Guidance (WAG) tool: A new method to summarize global welfare assessment data for equids, Animals (March 2020).
Equid Assessment, Research and Scoping (EARS): the development and implementation of a new equid welfare assessment and monitoring tool, Animals (February 2020).

Posters

The value of donkeys and mules: Bridging the gap between international partners (17 September 2017). Presented at 4th Annual Meeting of Animal Welfare Research Network.

Laura M. Kubasiewicz

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