Companion animal foster caregiving: a scoping review exploring animal and caregiver welfare, barriers to caregiver recruitment and retention, and best practices for foster care programs in animal shelters
Each year, millions of animals enter animal shelters across the United States and are met with a variety of potential stressors that can negatively impact their experience, including noise, confinement, and social isolation. Foster care, a unique form of human–animal interaction, is increasingly und...
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PeerJ Inc.
2024-12-01
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| Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/18623.pdf |