Sociodemographic factors and dog ownership practices that perpetuate the roaming of owned dogs in selected urban and rural settings in Uganda
Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown, С. 1 - 13
Опубликована: Окт. 9, 2024
We
analyzed
dog
care
practices
among
1,006
owners
in
urban
and
rural
areas
Uganda
to
identify
the
root
causes
of
roaming.
The
were
mostly
male,
aged
20–39
years,
low-income
earners.
Each
household
had
an
average
2.36
dogs
(SD
3.35),
2.35
2.18)
areas.
determined
that
16.1%
29.4%
roamed
during
day,
with
numbers
rising
26.0%
65.2%
at
night
(p
<
0.001),
due
being
released
for
security
purposes.
Key
drivers
roaming
included
inadequate
confinement,
particularly
lack
a
secure
enclosure
around
homes,
underfeeding
abandonment.
These
issues
linked
poverty,
low
education
poor
attitudes.
Our
findings
provide
foundation
developing
tailored
strategies
control
free-roaming
(FRD)
Uganda.
Short-term
solutions
include
implementing
fines
who
allow
their
roam,
subsidized
sterilization,
public
programs.
Long-term
should
involve
policies
on
ownership,
registration,
breeding,
research
develop
evidence-based
measures
FRD.
Язык: Английский
Exploration of circumstances surrounding bites from potentially rabid dogs on rampage, and the coping strategies of victims and communities in Central Uganda
Journal of Veterinary Behavior,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Дек. 1, 2024
Язык: Английский
Prevalence of common conditions and associated mortalities of dogs treated at the small animal clinic, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
James Okwee-Acai,
B Agwai,
Patrick Abel Mawadri
и другие.
BMC Veterinary Research,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
20(1)
Опубликована: Дек. 31, 2024
In
developing
countries
such
as
Uganda,
domestic
dogs
suffer
high
burdens
of
infectious
diseases
often
with
mortalities.
Surveillance
data
on
the
common
and
associated
mortalities
is
however
scanty.
We
thus,
present
results
a
retrospective
study
clinical
conditions
brought
for
treatment
at
small
animal
clinic,
Makerere
University,
Kampala,
Uganda.
Язык: Английский