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Shelter design and flow of animals through a shelter
2018The appropriate design of a shelter is fundamental to optimizing the physical and psychological health and welfare of shelter animals. Each shelter will have individual considerations relating to its specific circumstances, and there are many design options. This chapter outlines the principles that should be incorporated into each individual design.
Paula Boyden, Lisa Morrow
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Shelter Animal Management and Trends in Taiwan
Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science, 2012Trends in the number of dogs entering and departing Taiwan public shelters are analyzed in this article. There were 40 public shelters surveyed from 2000 to 2005 for dog entries and departures. The results indicate that (a) adoption rates and relinquished animal numbers increased, and euthanasia rates decreased at the beginning of the study, but they ...
Shawn Jen-Lung, Peng +2 more
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Give me shelter: the state of animal sheltering in Kentucky’s county shelter system
Contemporary Justice Review, 2016AbstractThe Commonwealth of Kentucky Animal Control and Advisory Board estimates that in 2012, approximately 285,000 dogs and cats entered the shelter system, but only 15% were retrieved by owners or adopted to a new home. While some shelters incorporate adoption, fostering, and low-cost spay and neuter programs, many shelters euthanize the majority of
Jennifer B. Sinski, Patricia Gagné
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Shelter Animals in Laboratory Experimentation
2017Companion animals, including shelter cats and dogs, are used in laboratory experimentation every day. The scenarios for what these animals endure in the name of science would be considered criminal in the USA and most countries, yet is exempt from animal anti-cruelty laws and condoned by governments worldwide. This chapter delves into government-funded
Allie Phillips, Anthony Bellotti
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Skin diseases in shelter animals
2018Skin disease is common in cats and dogs, and can be a reason for relinquishment, abandonment, or even consideration for euthanasia. However, many dermatological conditions are very amenable to diagnosis and effective treatment within the shelter without marked expense.
Nathalie Dowgray, Steve Shaw
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The Climate Inside Animal Shelters
1979Any body, even if placed inside a building, is affected to a more or less considerable extent by the meteorological factors of the external environment. The animals who live in shelters, themselves part of the house, the barn, or built separately, constitute no exception to this rule.
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Visualizing U.S. Animal Shelter Outcomes
2019This paper introduces the ShelterViz web app, an interactive visualization platform developed to make U.S. animal shelter and rescue data accessible and easy to explore. Using a dataset provided by the nonprofit organization Shelter Animals Count, the ShelterViz project allows users to manipulate more than 100 different intake and outcome statistics ...
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Case Study: Ocean Beach Animal Shelter
Christian Business Academy Review, 1969Ocean Beach Animal Shelter is a nonprofit decision case featuring a 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization experiencing serious board and CEO leadership problems that are endangering the organization’s mission achievement effectiveness and long-term viability.
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Social Justice at the Animal Shelter
Teaching Children Mathematics, 2012Engaging in an analysis of social justice issues through the lens of mathematics allows students to deepen their understanding of social issues and play a more active role in society. This set of problems is intended to help students better understand issues that affect local animal shelters and make informed decisions by applying mathematics. Included
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Molecular imaging in oncology: Current impact and future directions
Ca-A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, 2022Steven P Rowe, Martin G Pomper
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