Numbers and Characteristics of Cats Admitted to Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) Shelters in Australia and Reasons for Surrender [PDF]
Animals, 2016 Despite high numbers of cats admitted to animal shelters annually, there is surprisingly little information available about the characteristics of these cats.
John Morton +2 more
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Animal Cruelty in New York City: Cruelty Cases Presented to the ASPCA in Partnership with the NYPD 2013–2022 [PDF]
AnimalsBetween September 2013 and 2022, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) received 2783 suspected animal cruelty cases involving 5745 animals through a partnership with the New York City Police Department (NYPD).
Shiny Caldwell +4 more
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Large Dog Relinquishment to Two Municipal Facilities in New York City and Washington, D.C.: Identifying Targets for Intervention [PDF]
Animals, 2014 While the overall trend in euthanasia has been decreasing nationally, large dogs are at a higher risk of euthanasia than other sized dogs in most animal shelters in the United States.
Emily Weiss +6 more
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Physical and Behavioral Measures that Predict Cats’ Socialization in an Animal Shelter Environment during a Three Day Period [PDF]
Animals, 2013 Animal welfare organizations typically take in cats with unknown levels of socialization towards humans, ranging from unsocialized cats well-socialized but lost pets.
Margaret Slater +5 more
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Is childhood cruelty to animals a marker for physical maltreatment in a prospective cohort study of children? [PDF]
Child Abuse and Neglect, 2014 Fiona S Mcewen +2 more
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People and Pets in the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Cost-of-Living Crisis: Identifying Trends in the Intake, Adoption and Return of Companion Animals During Times of Uncertainty [PDF]
AnimalsPet ownership is the most common form of human–animal interaction (HAI), is prevalent worldwide and confers benefits for the health and wellbeing of humans.
Lindsay Murray +2 more
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Incidence and Predictors of Canine Parvovirus Diagnoses in Puppies Relocated for Adoption
Animals, 2021 Animal relocation programs seek to balance the animal population and resources between source and destination communities to promote positive outcomes, though little objective evidence has been reported on their physical and behavioral implications.
Brian A. DiGangi +2 more
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Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022 The goal of the current study was to identify ways to increase awareness and engagement in kitten fostering programs (KFPs) among residents of areas with a high intake of kittens to animal shelters in Southern California (i.e., Los Angeles County ...
Shelby E. McDonald +5 more
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The Implications of Policies on the Welfare of Free-Roaming Cats in New Zealand
Animals, 2022 A lack of national legislation for cat management in New Zealand poses challenges for ensuring that practices are consistently humane and effective. In this paper, we review the current cat management policies in New Zealand and the implications they ...
Christine L. Sumner +2 more
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