About the Authors

Christine E. Reix

Affiliations School of Veterinary Sciences, University of Bristol, Langford House, North Somerset, United Kingdom, The Brooke, London, United Kingdom

Amit K. Dikshit

Affiliation Help in Suffering, Maharani Farm, Durgapura, Jaipur, India

Jo Hockenhull

Affiliation School of Veterinary Sciences, University of Bristol, Langford House, North Somerset, United Kingdom

Richard M. A. Parker

Affiliation School of Veterinary Sciences, University of Bristol, Langford House, North Somerset, United Kingdom

Anindo Banerjee

Affiliation Praxis Institute for Participatory Practices, C—75, South Extension, Part II, New Delhi, India

Charlotte C. Burn

Affiliation Centre for Animal Welfare, Department of Clinical Veterinary Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

Joy C. Pritchard

Affiliations Animals in International Development, Banwell, North Somerset, United Kingdom, The Brooke, London, United Kingdom

Helen R. Whay

bec.whay@bristol.ac.uk

Affiliation School of Veterinary Sciences, University of Bristol, Langford House, North Somerset, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CR AB CCB HRW. Performed the experiments: CR AD. Analyzed the data: JH RMAP CCB JCP HRW. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CR AD RMAP AB CCB HRW. Wrote the paper: CR JH RMAP CCB JCP HRW. Supporting community facilitators during the study: CR AD HRW.