Zoe Raw

Job title

Head of Research (Global)

Department

Research and Operational Support

Affiliation

The Donkey Sanctuary

LinkedIn profile

https://www.linkedin.com/in/zoe-raw-b5596444/

Journal articles

What is a working equid? Analysis of current terminology and a suggested definition, Animals (July 2024).
“We forgot about the donkeys!” An institutional analysis of the shift in animal welfare from direct implementation towards advocacy-based programming, Animal Welfare (February 2024).
Sustainability in NGO programming: A case study of working equid welfare organizations, SAGE Open (December 2023).
Bonded labour and donkey ownership in the brick kilns of India: A need for reform of policy and practice, Animal Welfare (January 2023).
One welfare: Linking poverty, equid ownership and equid welfare in the brick kilns of India, Animal Welfare (November 2022).
“What can we do to actually reach all these animals?” Evaluating approaches to improving working equid welfare, PLOS ONE (September 2022).
Resilience and the role of equids in humanitarian crises, Disasters (July 2021).
Science and knowledge of free-roaming donkeys - a critical review, The Journal of Wildlife Management (July 2021).
Donkeys in transition: changing use in a changing world, Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Research and Animal Science (June 2021).
Entanglement, autonomy and the co-production of landscapes: relational geographies for free-roaming ‘feral’ donkeys (Equus asinus) in a rapidly changing world, Geoforum (May 2021).
Evaluation of long-term welfare initiatives on working equid welfare and social transmission of knowledge in Mexico, PLOS ONE (May 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).
The human-animal relationship and its influence in our culture: the case of donkeys, Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Research and Animal Science (March 2021).
Donkey skin trade: is it sustainable to slaughter donkeys for their skin?, Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Research and Animal Science (March 2021).
Comparison of working equid welfare across three regions of Mexico, Equine Veterinary Journal (September 2020).
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).
Documenting the welfare and role of working equids in rural communities of Portugal and Spain, Animals (May 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

EARS - Equid assessment research & scoping tool: a new approach to analyse, understand and respond to equid welfare problems worldwide (17 September 2019). Presented at 4th Annual Meeting of Animal Welfare Research Network.

Hide nor hair – the illicit trade in donkey hides is a threat to wild asses (2 September 2019). Presented at 2nd International Wild Equid Conference.

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.

Projects

Research projects

Understanding factors which influence the welfare of working equids in arid and tropical climates (Ongoing )

Mapping the issues of Indian donkey and mule population and identify the potential intervention strategies and partners (Ongoing )

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