THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON HUMAN-PET RELATIONSHIPS IN MALAYSIA AND INDONESIA: A PUBLIC SENTIMENT ANALYSIS
Human stress levels escalated amid the COVID-19 epidemic as a result of restrictions on social interactions and movement. Furthermore, due to the lack of awareness about the disease's characteristics, numerous cases of violations of animal welfare occurred. The study is focused on the macro-le...
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Human stress levels escalated amid the COVID-19 epidemic as a result of restrictions on social interactions and movement. Furthermore, due to the lack of awareness about the disease's characteristics, numerous cases of violations of animal welfare occurred. The study is focused on the macro-level analysis regarding the impact of COVID-19 on human-pet interactions in Malaysia and Indonesia. A total of 1,829 tweets related to human-pet interactions during COVID-19 were retrieved from Twitter between March 17th and September 17th, 2020. Natural Language Toolkit (NLTK) was utilized to analyze the tweets with human moderation. The analysis revealed a large number of neutral and positive sentiments in the initial stage of the study. Later, positive public sentiment (50%, n = 27/54) rose in Malaysia significantly as the Twitter users were demanding justice for the abused animals. Meanwhile, the sentiments in Indonesia were predominantly both neutral (42%, n = 52/123) and positive (34%, n = 42/123), with the sentiment shifting after an incidence of animal cruelty went viral. Following a study in the United Kingdom reporting positive COVID-19 cases in cats, an upward trend in negative public reaction was observed in Malaysia (35%, n = 7/20) and Indonesia (48.8%, n = 40/82). In conclusion, the public sentiment regarding the impact of COVID-19 on human-pet interactions affects individuals due to the associated health risks.
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| spelling | doaj-art-048b5729e30d4089a44f9cd692634df92025-01-19T23:28:08ZengScientific Veterinary Institute “Novi Sad”Archives of Veterinary Medicine1820-99552683-41382024-12-0117210.46784/e-avm.v17i2.384THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON HUMAN-PET RELATIONSHIPS IN MALAYSIA AND INDONESIA: A PUBLIC SENTIMENT ANALYSISNazhan Ilias0Fathrurahiman SaidinNur Indah AhmadMoniza WaheedMurni Wan Mohd NoorMokrish AjatFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia Human stress levels escalated amid the COVID-19 epidemic as a result of restrictions on social interactions and movement. Furthermore, due to the lack of awareness about the disease's characteristics, numerous cases of violations of animal welfare occurred. The study is focused on the macro-level analysis regarding the impact of COVID-19 on human-pet interactions in Malaysia and Indonesia. A total of 1,829 tweets related to human-pet interactions during COVID-19 were retrieved from Twitter between March 17th and September 17th, 2020. Natural Language Toolkit (NLTK) was utilized to analyze the tweets with human moderation. The analysis revealed a large number of neutral and positive sentiments in the initial stage of the study. Later, positive public sentiment (50%, n = 27/54) rose in Malaysia significantly as the Twitter users were demanding justice for the abused animals. Meanwhile, the sentiments in Indonesia were predominantly both neutral (42%, n = 52/123) and positive (34%, n = 42/123), with the sentiment shifting after an incidence of animal cruelty went viral. Following a study in the United Kingdom reporting positive COVID-19 cases in cats, an upward trend in negative public reaction was observed in Malaysia (35%, n = 7/20) and Indonesia (48.8%, n = 40/82). In conclusion, the public sentiment regarding the impact of COVID-19 on human-pet interactions affects individuals due to the associated health risks. https://niv.ns.ac.rs/e-avm/index.php/e-avm/article/view/384COVID-19Twitter userspet ownerssentiment analysisMalaysiaIndonesia |
| spellingShingle | Nazhan Ilias Fathrurahiman Saidin Nur Indah Ahmad Moniza Waheed Murni Wan Mohd Noor Mokrish Ajat THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON HUMAN-PET RELATIONSHIPS IN MALAYSIA AND INDONESIA: A PUBLIC SENTIMENT ANALYSIS Archives of Veterinary Medicine COVID-19 Twitter users pet owners sentiment analysis Malaysia Indonesia |
| title | THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON HUMAN-PET RELATIONSHIPS IN MALAYSIA AND INDONESIA: A PUBLIC SENTIMENT ANALYSIS |
| title_full | THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON HUMAN-PET RELATIONSHIPS IN MALAYSIA AND INDONESIA: A PUBLIC SENTIMENT ANALYSIS |
| title_fullStr | THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON HUMAN-PET RELATIONSHIPS IN MALAYSIA AND INDONESIA: A PUBLIC SENTIMENT ANALYSIS |
| title_full_unstemmed | THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON HUMAN-PET RELATIONSHIPS IN MALAYSIA AND INDONESIA: A PUBLIC SENTIMENT ANALYSIS |
| title_short | THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON HUMAN-PET RELATIONSHIPS IN MALAYSIA AND INDONESIA: A PUBLIC SENTIMENT ANALYSIS |
| title_sort | impact of covid 19 on human pet relationships in malaysia and indonesia a public sentiment analysis |
| topic | COVID-19 Twitter users pet owners sentiment analysis Malaysia Indonesia |
| url | https://niv.ns.ac.rs/e-avm/index.php/e-avm/article/view/384 |
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