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Impact of the Timing of Spay-Neuter Related to Transport on Disease Rates in Relocated Dogs
Animals, 2020 Companion animal relocation programs are an important method to address geographic and resource disparities in pet overpopulation through transport from areas with high homeless pet populations to areas with high adopter demand.
Erin Doyle +5 more
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Animals, 2018 Many shelters euthanize or restrict adoptions for dogs that exhibit food guarding while in the animal shelter. However, previous research showed that only half the dogs exhibiting food guarding during an assessment food guard in the home.
Heather Mohan-Gibbons +5 more
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Characterizing Pet Acquisition and Retention During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021 In March 2020, Americans began experiencing numerous lifestyle changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Some reports have suggested that pet acquisition and ownership increased during this period, and some have suggested shelters and rescues will be ...
Christy L. Hoffman +2 more
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Emergency Animal Boarding: A Social Return on Investment
Animals, 2023 Companion animals play a central role in many families and are especially valued by those who are socially isolated. Crisis situations such as acute hospitalizations, homelessness, and natural disasters can make it difficult to preserve the human–animal ...
Gemma C. Ma +2 more
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Animal Cruelty and Neighborhood Conditions [PDF]
Animals, 2020 Background: Animal cruelty appears to be widespread. Competing theories have been posed regarding the causes of animal cruelty leading to conflicting findings and little direction for public policies to combat it. Objective: To assess the applicability of extant theories of the causes of animal cruelty: domestic violence; deviance; perpetrator traits ...
Laura A. Reese +2 more
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Animals, 2013 Stray cats routinely enter animal welfare organizations each year and shelters are challenged with determining the level of human socialization these cats may possess as quickly as possible.
Margaret Slater +5 more
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The Cat Desexing Policies and Activities of Private Veterinary Practices in Queensland
Animals, 2020 Cats are prolific breeders, and if most cats were desexed prior to puberty, numbers of unwanted cats and kittens, and hence numbers entering shelters, would be expected to decline.
Mandy B A Paterson +3 more
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CrAssphage and its bacterial host in cat feces
Scientific Reports, 2021 CrAssphages are a diverse group of related phages detected in human feces where they are the most prevalent and abundant prokaryotic virus. CrAssphages’ cellular host has been identified as the anaerobic Bacteroides intestinalis. CrAssphage has also been
Yanpeng Li +6 more
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Estimating the Availability of Potential Homes for Unwanted Horses in the United States
Animals, 2017 There are approximately 200,000 unwanted horses annually in the United States. This study aimed to better understand the potential homes for horses that need to be re-homed. Using an independent survey company through an Omnibus telephone (land and cell)
Emily Weiss +4 more
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Attitudes to Animals and Bullying among Teenagers
Социальная психология и общество, 2021 Objective of the study is to test the hypothesis about the connection between bullying and animal violence. Background. Several studies explore the link between aggressive behaviors in children and cruelty to animals.
Volkova I.V.
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