RandAgiamo™, a Pilot Project Increasing Adoptability of Shelter Dogs in the Umbria Region (Italy)

Current Italian legislation does not permit euthanasia of dogs, unless they are ill or dangerous. Despite good intentions and ethical benefits, this ‘no-kill policy’ has caused a progressive overpopulation of dogs in shelters, due to abandonment rates being higher than adoption rates. Shelter overcr...

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Main Authors: Laura Menchetti, Stefania Mancini, Maria Chiara Catalani, Beatrice Boccini, Silvana Diverio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-08-01
Series:Animals
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/5/3/0383