Trends in Intake, Length of Stay and Outcome Data in a Portuguese Animal Shelter Between 2018 and 2024 [PDF]
AnimalsMunicipal animal shelters play a crucial role in rescuing abandoned animals, managing free-roaming populations, and promoting animal welfare. This seven-year retrospective study analyzed 2291 animals (1132 dogs, 1159 cats) admitted to a Portuguese ...
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Factors Informing the Return of Adopted Dogs and Cats to an Animal Shelter [PDF]
Animals, 2020 Although the adoption rate of dogs and cats from animal shelters has increased, a proportion of animals are returned to the shelter after they are adopted.
Sloane M. Hawes +3 more
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Epidemiological evaluation of cat health at a first-response animal shelter in Fukushima, following the Great East Japan Earthquakes of 2011 [PDF]
, 2017 The Great East Japan Earthquakes of March 11, 2011 caused immense harm to the community and subsequent nuclear accident in Fukushima Prefecture extended the damage.
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Modification of the Feline-Ality™ Assessment and the Ability to Predict Adopted Cats’ Behaviors in Their New Homes [PDF]
Animals, 2015 It is estimated that 2.5 million cats enter animal shelters in the United States every year and as few as 20% leave the shelter alive. Of those adopted, the greatest risk to post-adoption human animal bond is unrealistic expectations set by the adopter.
Emily Weiss +4 more
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Companion animal foster caregiving: a scoping review exploring animal and caregiver welfare, barriers to caregiver recruitment and retention, and best practices for foster care programs in animal shelters [PDF]
PeerJEach year, millions of animals enter animal shelters across the United States and are met with a variety of potential stressors that can negatively impact their experience, including noise, confinement, and social isolation. Foster care, a unique form of
Grace E. Phillips, Lisa M. Gunter
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Direct and Indirect Factors Influencing Cat Outcomes at an Animal Shelter. [PDF]
Front Vet Sci, 2022 Kilgour RJ, Flockhart DTT.
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Canine Staphylococcaceae circulating in a Kenyan animal shelter [PDF]
Microbiology SpectrumAnimal shelters, especially in resource-poor countries, bring together pets from different regions and with different backgrounds. The crowding of such animals often results in infectious diseases, such as respiratory infections. This study characterized
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The implications of weeklong fostering and co-housing on shelter dog welfare [PDF]
PeerJMeeting the needs of dogs in a typical animal shelter can be a challenging proposition. Negative environmental inputs, such as excessive noise, restrictive kenneling, and social isolation, contribute to the compromised welfare that dogs experience. Human-
Lisa M. Gunter +7 more
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The Effect of Baby Schema in Cats on Length of Stay in an Irish Animal Shelter. [PDF]
Animals (Basel), 2022 Jack S, Carroll GA.
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Behavioral predictors of subsequent respiratory illness signs in dogs admitted to an animal shelter. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2019 Individual variability is evident in behavior and physiology of animals. Determining whether behavior at intake may predict subsequent illness in the animal shelter may influence the management of dogs housed at animal shelters and reduce overall disease.
Alexandra Protopopova +4 more
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