Disposition of Shelter Companion Animals From Nonhuman Animal Control Officers, Citizen Finders, and Relinquished by Caregivers

Notaro, Stephen John

doi:10.1207/s15327604jaws0703_4

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“…Even though kittens were more likely than other age groups to be rehomed, 72.4% of them were euthanized. In agreement with Notaro (2004), ownerrelinquished cats had the greatest chance of being rehomed. The strongest predictor of outcome was sociability, with well-socialized animals significantly more likely to be rehomed than others, whereas cats who were actively unsociable were always euthanized.…”

Section: Body Condition and Sociabilitysupporting

confidence: 54%

Admissions of Cats to Animal Welfare Shelters in Melbourne, Australia

Marston

Bennett

2009

Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

103

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Although the number of companion animal (pet) cats (Felis catus) in Australia is decreasing, there has not been a corresponding reduction in feline admissions to nonhuman animal welfare shelters. This study tracked 15,206 cat admissions to 1 large Melbourne shelter over a 12-month period. Data collected included factors believed indicative of the cats' source subpopulation, including body condition, injuries, and sociability. The majority (81.6%) of admissions were strays. Overall desexing levels were low (4%), even among caregiver (owner)-relinquished cats (12.8%). The high sociability of many stray cats and kittens suggests that many may be "semiowned" animals. Colony cats were typically thinner and in poorer health than other admissions. The pattern of kitten admissions suggests that many queens are producing 2 litters per season. The majority of cats admitted were euthanized, indicating that there is an oversupply of cats in Melbourne, Australia, and that strategies to reduce the euthanasia rate need to target the subpopulations of cats who contribute to the current oversupply.

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Section: Body Condition and Sociabilitysupporting

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Admissions of Cats to Animal Welfare Shelters in Melbourne, Australia

Marston

Bennett

2009

Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

103

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“…Creating nuisances and pollution. According to Notaro (2004) shelter companion animals normally come from three main sources: (a) stray or lost companion animals impounded by animal control field officers or animals impounded for violations of humane care regulations; (b) stray companion animals brought to the shelter by a resident who happens across, and catches, a lost companion animal and delivers the animal to the shelter; and (c) companion animals relinquished by their caregivers. In most shelters today, the majority of dogs are not sickly strays or litters of puppies, but healthy, unwanted, adult pets.…”

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Feeding behavior of stray dogs in a municipal shelter

Vučinić¹,

Djordjević²,

Radisavljevic³

et al. 2011

Acta vet. (Beogr.)

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Feeding time of stray dogs on the first, second, third, fifth and seventh day of captivity in a municipal shelter was studied. The average value of the feeding time of dogs decreased from the first day (429.07±107.08 seconds) to the third day in captivity when it reached the lowest average value (229.53±95.18 seconds). The feeding time of dogs on the third day in captivity differs significantly from the same parameter on the first (429.07±107.08 seconds) and second day (372.73±100.58 seconds) in captivity (p<0.01). The highest average value of feeding time of stray dogs in the shelter was recorded on the first day. On the fifth and seventh day the feeding time of dogs increased compared to the third day. However, there were no significant differences of the average value of feeding time on the third day comparing with the fifth day (260.8±111.06 seconds) or the seventh day (301.33±119.89 seconds). Dogs ate their food more slowly on the fifth and the seventh day than on the third day, but more quickly than on the first and the second day (372.73±100.58 seconds). Significant differences were estimated comparing the feeding time of dogs on the first day with the third (p<0.01), fifth (p<0.01), and seventh day (p<0.05) of housing in the municipal shelter. Also, the feeding time of dogs on the second day differed significantly from the third (p<0.01) and the fifth day (p<0.05)

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“…In such cases, workers in these shelters need to determine which animals to make available for adoption should they not be reclaimed by an owner. Behavioral assessment of animals is one way in which shelter workers determine an animals' suitability for adoption, as well as using assessments based on the health of the animal (Lepper, Kass and Hart 2002;Marston, Bennett and Coleman 2004;Notaro 2004). The protocol for assessment can vary greatly among shelters, and much of the research to date has examined behavioral assessment in shelter dogs (Mornement et al 2010), with less attention given to determinants of adoption in shelter cats (Siegford et al 2003).…”

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“…There is a fair amount of research into adoption, retention, relinquishment, and euthanasia of companion animals (Lepper, Kass and Hart 2002;Neihardt and Boyd 2002;Notaro 2004;Bartlett 2005;Shore 2005;Casey et al 2009); however, there is relatively little research about what information people use to make their decision to choose one companion animal over another. Some studies suggest that companionship and social support are prevailing principles for keeping companion animals (Serpell 1996;Brown 2004;Toray 2004;Carlisle-Frank and Frank 2006;Staats, Wallace and Anderson 2008).…”

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Is There a Bias Against Stray Cats in Shelters? People's Perception of Shelter Cats and How It Influences Adoption Time

Dybdall

Strasser

2014

Anthrozoös

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The determination of adoptability is a fundamental issue facing shelters wishing to rehome cats. Many shelters in the United States cannot keep a cat indefinitely and increased time in the shelter environment may lead to reduced animal welfare due to chronic stress or euthanasia. In a series of studies, we examined whether entry type (whether a cat came to the shelter as an owner-surrendered or stray) as well as a cat's perceived social behavior influenced adoption times and people's ratings of adoptability. In study 1, we used archival data from 1,089 cats in a Midwest shelter and found that owner-surrendered cats were adopted significantly sooner than stray cats. In study 2, we further explored the difference between owner-surrendered and stray cats by measuring the social behavior of 56 shelter cats and their time before adoption. Similarly, we found in this sample that owner-surrendered cats were adopted on average nine days sooner than stray cats. Hierarchical regression analysis indicated that entry type was a significant predictor of days to adopt, and that latency to approach a human significantly improved the prediction model. Further, how quickly stray cats, but not owner-surrendered cats, approached a human experimenter correlated significantly with a shortened adoption time in the actual adoption scenario. Finally, in study 3, we used an on-line survey to present 12 dual-image pictures of cats and manipulated whether the information about the cat listed each as owner-surrendered or stray cat. We asked 120 college students to rate their likelihood of adopting each pictured cat. When participants were asked about reasons they would adopt a particular cat, 81% reported friendly behavior toward them; yet when viewing the mirror images in the survey (no behavioral information available), cats received higher adoptability ratings when presented as owner-surrendered compared with the flipped image of that cat presented as a stray. Taken together, these studies suggest that adopters' perception of 603 Anthrozoös

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Disposition of Shelter Companion Animals From Nonhuman Animal Control Officers, Citizen Finders, and Relinquished by Caregivers

Cited by 16 publications

References 12 publications

Admissions of Cats to Animal Welfare Shelters in Melbourne, Australia

Admissions of Cats to Animal Welfare Shelters in Melbourne, Australia

Feeding behavior of stray dogs in a municipal shelter

Is There a Bias Against Stray Cats in Shelters? People's Perception of Shelter Cats and How It Influences Adoption Time

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