Impacts of a Local Government Funded Free Cat Sterilization Program for Owned and Semi-owned Cats

Published: March 14, 2024

In Australia, traditional methods of cat management by local government (councils) animal officers (AMO) have been ineffective, with cat-related calls and impoundments continuing to increase, resulting in many healthy cats being euthanized. This has detrimental effects on the mental health AMOs, pound shelter staff veterinarians. The City Banyule, Victoria implemented a free sterilization, microchipping registration (licensing) program 2013-14. Initially targeted three low socioeconomic suburbs highest intake, where enforcement action had little effect. An average 4.1 cats/1000 residents per year were sterilized over eight years. was available all area, including stray fed caregivers, provided they took ownership cats. There no limitations number enrolled household transport if required. later expanded city-wide. Over years, city-wide intake decreased 66%, euthanasia 82%, an increase proportion reclaimed owners from baseline 6% (2012-13) 16% (2020-21). Cat-related target area 51% 36%. council’s financial outlay $84,000, which resulted costs as-sociated $266,225.00. Instead trap-adopt- kill, proactive urban based sterilization should be utilized welfare agencies Australia internationally. These types programs are effective at reducing cost-effective.

Language: Английский

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Impact of a Local Government Funded Free Cat Sterilization Program for Owned and Semi-Owned Cats

Animals, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(11), P. 1615 - 1615

Published: May 29, 2024

In most states of Australia, local governments (councils) are responsible for the enforcement legislation relating to domestic cats. Traditional methods used cat management based on trap–adopt or euthanize programs have been ineffective, with cat-related calls and impoundments continuing increase, resulting in many healthy cats being euthanized. This has detrimental effects mental health animal officers, staff shelters council facilities, caregivers. The city Banyule, Victoria, implemented a free sterilization, microchipping, registration (licensing) program 2013/14. Initially, it was targeted at three low-socioeconomic suburbs highest intake, microtargeted call locations. An average 4.1 cats/1000 residents per year were sterilized over eight years. included stray fed by caregivers, provided they took ownership. later expanded city-wide. Over years, city-wide intake decreased 66%, euthanasia 82%, reclaimed owners increased from 6% (2012/13) 16% (2020/21). Cat-related target area 51%, 36%. realized cost savings AU $440,660 associated reduced costs (AU $137,170) charges contracted welfare agency $303,490), an outlay $77,490 sterilization costs. Instead traditional urban cats, proactive should be utilized government agencies Australia internationally. These types effective reducing cost-effective.

Language: Английский

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Sustainability and the Thoroughbred Breeding and Racing Industries: An Enhanced One Welfare Perspective

Animals, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 13(3), P. 490 - 490

Published: Jan. 31, 2023

As society debates the use of animals in sport, entertainment, and leisure, there is an increasing focus on welfare, social, ecological impacts such activities animals, human participants, people close to them, physical environment. This article introduces "Enhanced One Welfare Framework" reveal significant costs benefits associated with Thoroughbred breeding racing globally. In addition, relative calls ban horseracing similar as part sustainability approaches that chiefly better positioned politically guide discussions renegotiate conditions under which horses are used for sport impact has humans planet. 2020, International Federation Horseracing Authorities issued its minimum horse welfare standards based Five Domains model, positioning lifelong "fundamentally important viability industry". this article, we critique framework's historic lack enhance it by including entertainment framing within model. We offer a novel extension model beyond animal consider environmental industries propose innovations may help thoroughbred assure sustainable future.

Language: Английский

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Changes in the health and behaviour of pet dogs during the COVID-19 pandemic as reported by the owners

Applied Animal Behaviour Science, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 241, P. 105395 - 105395

Published: July 1, 2021

Language: Английский

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Pet Keeping in the Time of COVID-19: The Canine and Feline Companions of Young Children

Early Childhood Education Journal, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 51(6), P. 1067 - 1077

Published: Aug. 18, 2021

Language: Английский

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Working time and animal shelter save rates in the United States

Deleted Journal, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 2(1)

Published: Feb. 25, 2025

Language: Английский

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Use of the Milan Pet Quality of Life Instrument (MPQL) to Measure Pets’ Quality of Life during COVID-19

Animals, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 11(5), P. 1336 - 1336

Published: May 8, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic caused lifestyle changes, with unknown effect on pets’ quality of life (QoL). Between May and July 2020, we distributed an online survey to investigate the role several factors feline canine QoL, including lockdown-related factors. We used existing scales measure human personalities (Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory Personality Questionnaire, RST-PQ; RST-Dog; RST-Cat) human–animal relationship (Lexington Attachment Pets Scale, LAPS) Milan Pet Quality Life instrument (MPQL). Overall, 235 participants reported about 242 adult pets (Ncats = 78, Ndogs 164). Factor analysis confirmed structure internal reliability (RST-PQ, RST-Dog, RST-Cat, suggested a four-factor for MPQL (physical, psychological, social, environmental). results indicate that psysical QoL was largely explained by pet-related elements (pets’ demographics experience, personality). Conversely, psychological mostly owner-related elements, such as owners’ demographics, COVID-19-related personality. Predictably, environmental is factors, outdoor access in home environment country. Finally, social larger combination models: characteristics personality, pet–human relationship. These findings can be two non-mutually exclusive mechanisms. changes may by-product pandemic’s effects owners, which turn alter way owners interact their look after them. However, mood bias answers regarding pets.

Language: Английский

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China is facing serious experimental monkey shortage during the COVID‐19 lockdown

Journal of Medical Primatology, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 50(4), P. 225 - 227

Published: May 26, 2021

Abstract This report aims to analyze the experimental monkey shortage generated by COVID‐19 lockdown. The supply capability of breeding farms is insufficient meet demand, and sales prices have skyrocketed since 2018. contradiction will be further aggravated with import prohibition although countermeasures suggested.

Language: Английский

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Supporting One Health for Pandemic Prevention: The Need for Ethical Innovation

Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 20(3), P. 345 - 352

Published: June 2, 2023

Bioethics is a field in which innovation required to help prevent and respond zoonotic diseases with the potential cause epidemics pandemics. Some of developments necessary fight pandemics, such as COVID-19 vaccines, require public debate on benefits risks individual choice versus responsibility society. While these debates are necessary, more fundamental ethical rebalance human, animal, environmental interests also needed. One Health (OH) can be characterized strategy that recognizes promotes synergy between health. Yet, despite recognition entities interdependent, there pronounced inequality power relations non-human threatens well-being all. Until OH ensure moral status animals environment thereby equal consideration interests, it will struggle protect and, result, human To create sustainable health system requires renewed concept justice ecocentric nature an application flexible responsive different (e.g., person-centred care physician responsibilities). Ultimately, save themselves, humans must now think beyond themselves. assume key role supporting maintain relationships able sustain

Language: Английский

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Are the key welfare models effective for exotic pet animals?

Deleted Journal, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 1(1)

Published: July 31, 2024

Abstract The Five Freedoms, Domains, Welfare Needs, and other similar models or principles, are key aspirational outcome-led frameworks aimed at safeguarding animals under human custodianship, widely used in legislation, guidance documents, protocols. We to investigate the effectiveness of these animal welfare as intended protections. Our study considered three informational tiers relevance for guidance: Tier 1, principles governing legislation; 2, formal secondary guidance; 3, outcomes. conducted a literature review models, well reports persistent problems associated with exotic pets, collated available examples relevant legislation their implementation. Of 91 studied regions that adopted following were directly closely aligned with: Freedoms n = 64, Needs 26, Domains 1. identified numbers concerns kept trade private home situations: invertebrates 21, fishes 27, amphibians reptiles 43, birds 22, mammals 43. Despite frequent adoption one model principle, regularly relation both commercial environments across all classes. recommend is assigned priority over traditional pet selling keeping practices through modernised underpinned by evolving scientific knowledge precautionary aim promote animal-centric preferred life quality.

Language: Английский

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