Critical Problems for Research in Animal Sheltering, a Conceptual Analysis

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 9

Published: April 1, 2022

Animal shelter research has seen significant increases in participation over the past several decades from academic organizations, private public entities, and even corporations that aims to improve programs, processes, operations, outcomes for various stakeholders/participants involved a system (animals, humans, community, wildlife, environment). These efforts are scattered through huge variety of different areas challenging define scope organizations seeking start new lines inquiry. This work enumerate some most critical outstanding problems animal sheltering conceptual framework is intended help direct conversations toward topics highest impact (with quality possible). To this end, we seven (7) key research: behavior, adoptions special needs populations, medical conditions, disease transmission, ecology, wellness (one health), public-private-academic-corporate collaboration. Within each these areas, review specific highlight examples successes area decades. We close with discussion were not detailed manuscript but, nonetheless, deserve mention. Through enumeration, hope spur conversation around innovative methodologies, technologies, concepts both practice sheltering.

Language: Английский

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The principles driving gene drives for conservation

Environmental Science & Policy, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 135, P. 36 - 45

Published: May 4, 2022

Gene drive technology is an emerging biotechnology with the potential to address some of most intractable global biodiversity conservation issues. Scientists are exploring gene applications for managing invasive species and building resilience in keystone threatened by climate change. The possibility use these purposes has triggered significant interest how govern its development eventual applications. This includes a plethora documents prescribing governance principles, which can be sensible response gap created technologies help shore up legitimacy. We conducted qualitative documentary analysis examine range substance principles drive. Such aimed better understand aspirations guiding scientists other experts imagine their responsibility this field. found collection recommendations prescriptions that could organised into set seven intended shape conservation: broad empowered engagement; public acceptance; decision-making informed ranging considerations, state international collaboration; ethical frameworks; diverse expertise; responsible self-regulation developers. lay bare emergent analyzing way they valued, prioritized, strengths weaknesses. By identifying prescriptive stakeholders further interrogate merits shortcomings identify more concrete ways frameworks might embody them.

Language: Английский

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Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Role of Felids as Intermediate Hosts in the Life Cycle of Neospora caninum Based on Serological Data

Acta Parasitologica, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 68(1), P. 266 - 276

Published: Jan. 30, 2023

Language: Английский

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Emerging laws must not protect stray cats and their impacts

Conservation Science and Practice, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 4(7)

Published: May 4, 2022

Our moral circles—that is, the entities believed as worthy of concern and thus deserving considerations—have historically expanded beyond humans to include also nonhuman beings (Crimston et al., 2018). As a result, various emerging legal instruments around world have been granting rights animals. However, inclusion animals within circles is subjected important biases, with preference for charismatic, familiar, beautiful vertebrates (Klebl 2021). We argue that embracing such biases may jeopardize biodiversity conservation. In February 2022, Spanish government approved draft law elaborated by Ministry Social Rights 2030 Agenda restructure most human–animal interactions (https://www.mdsocialesa2030.gob.es/servicio-a-la-ciudadania/proyectos-normativos/documentos/AP_LEY_ANIMALES.pdf). it focuses on few domestic species, conflicts several European laws key management strategies The pays particular attention stray-cat colonies, high-density groups unowned cats sustained an artificial provision resources. It intends grant them protection support, both nutritional veterinary (to be provided public local administrations), recognize official status their voluntary caretakers. Moreover, prohibits elimination, replacing culling (which has successfully eradicated cat populations certain islands; Nogales 2004) fertility control (Trap-Neuter-Return/Release, TNR), which considered more ethical. TNR only enables population reduction when applied at high rates over long time-frames in spatial contiguity, very costs, compensatory effects should simultaneously managed (Gunther 2022). Such complex, frequently unaffordable would result perpetuating or even increasing already number stray cities rural areas, maintaining (in short-term) then boosting (over longer time frames) devastating impacts biodiversity. Although challenging, medium-term objective environmental disappearance feral including monitored through quantitative indicators related colonies cats. To achieve this target, raise societal awareness about detrimental exert health (Figure 1) effective communication (Dubois 2017). implicated than quarter contemporary bird, mammal, reptile extinctions worldwide, damaging invasive predators (Doherty 2016). Predation cause small mammal bird mortality, ahead roadkill, poisoning, human hunters (Trouwborst 2020). Contrary popular belief, well-fed colony still hunt wild prey (Plimpton 2021), because densities, stray-cats often are times greater native Cat particularly severe islands, will undoubtedly hinder conservation endemic Canary Balearic faunas 2). Besides predation, act vectors reservoirs numerous diseases can endanger wildlife (Meli 2010) harm (Milne Stray-cat play role disease dynamics due density individuals intense owned contradictory same charged meeting goals Agenda, halting loss, proposing enhancement sustainment powerful driver loss. sometimes trigger ethical challenges, prioritizing well-being fates favored animal species populations, ecosystem functioning, global promote homogeneous impoverished biotas dominated handful privileged (Griffin While attending welfare issues, unequivocally seek reduce negative free-roaming minimizing numbers shortest limiting outdoor access much possible. authors like thank all researchers who kindly contributed discussion problem Spain. declare no interest. All discussed wrote paper. Spanish) found at: https://www.mdsocialesa2030.gob.es/servicio-a-la-ciudadania/proyectos-normativos/documentos/AP_LEY_ANIMALES.pdf.

Language: Английский

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A science-based policy for managing free-roaming cats

Biological Invasions, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 24(12), P. 3693 - 3701

Published: Aug. 20, 2022

Language: Английский

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