Abandonment of dogs in Latin America: Strategies and ideas
In this article, we gathered information from postgraduate theses and scientific articles published in several databases using inclusion criteria that had been made in Latin America, in countries with similar economic conditions, and also in the USA to present a point of comparison. The objective of...
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| author | Daniel Mota-Rojas Néstor Calderón-Maldonado Karina Lezama-García Leonardo Sepiurka Rita de Cassia Maria Garcia |
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| description | In this article, we gathered information from postgraduate theses and scientific articles published in several databases using inclusion criteria that had been made in Latin America, in countries with similar economic conditions, and also in the USA to present a point of comparison. The objective of this review is to broaden the readers' understanding of the causes of the increasing numbers of stray dogs and the reasons why people abandon pets in the streets, specifically in Latin America. It also discusses adoption and responsible ownership, identifies what failed in promoting positive human-dog interaction, and suggests strategies to address this problem. It concludes that adoption alone is not an effective solution but that it is necessary to offer education and awareness programs for owners, organize sterilization campaigns, and develop and apply – with the corresponding authorities – measures to ensure animal welfare that will provide benefits for society and improve animal quality of life. The role of veterinarians is fundamental in education and in disseminating the necessary information to orient people before they acquire a pet and prevent animal abandonment to resolve this problem. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5329c54e9ac04542b982a0be252e13472022-12-21T18:51:52ZengVeterinary WorldVeterinary World0972-89882231-09162021-09-011492371237910.14202/vetworld.2021.2371-2379Abandonment of dogs in Latin America: Strategies and ideasDaniel Mota-Rojas0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0562-0367Néstor Calderón-Maldonado1Karina Lezama-García2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0084-8135Leonardo Sepiurka3Rita de Cassia Maria Garcia4https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7333-013XNeurophysiology, Behavior, and Animal Welfare Assessment, DPAA, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Xochimilco Campus, 04960, Mexico City, Mexico.Ethology, Bioethics and Animal Welfare, Universidad La Salle, Colombia.Neurophysiology, Behavior, and Animal Welfare Assessment, DPAA, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Xochimilco Campus, 04960, Mexico City, Mexico.Specialist in Canine and Feline Clinic of the College of Veterinarians of the Province of Buenos Aires. Small Animal Traumatology Specialist Professional Council CABA, Argentina.Veterinary Medicine of the Collective and Legal Veterinary Medicine, Federal University of Paraná, Brazil.In this article, we gathered information from postgraduate theses and scientific articles published in several databases using inclusion criteria that had been made in Latin America, in countries with similar economic conditions, and also in the USA to present a point of comparison. The objective of this review is to broaden the readers' understanding of the causes of the increasing numbers of stray dogs and the reasons why people abandon pets in the streets, specifically in Latin America. It also discusses adoption and responsible ownership, identifies what failed in promoting positive human-dog interaction, and suggests strategies to address this problem. It concludes that adoption alone is not an effective solution but that it is necessary to offer education and awareness programs for owners, organize sterilization campaigns, and develop and apply – with the corresponding authorities – measures to ensure animal welfare that will provide benefits for society and improve animal quality of life. The role of veterinarians is fundamental in education and in disseminating the necessary information to orient people before they acquire a pet and prevent animal abandonment to resolve this problem.http://www.veterinaryworld.org/Vol.14/September-2021/11.pdfcanine overpopulationdog population managementfree-roaming dogspublic healthstray dogszoonosis |
| spellingShingle | Daniel Mota-Rojas Néstor Calderón-Maldonado Karina Lezama-García Leonardo Sepiurka Rita de Cassia Maria Garcia Abandonment of dogs in Latin America: Strategies and ideas Veterinary World canine overpopulation dog population management free-roaming dogs public health stray dogs zoonosis |
| title | Abandonment of dogs in Latin America: Strategies and ideas |
| title_full | Abandonment of dogs in Latin America: Strategies and ideas |
| title_fullStr | Abandonment of dogs in Latin America: Strategies and ideas |
| title_full_unstemmed | Abandonment of dogs in Latin America: Strategies and ideas |
| title_short | Abandonment of dogs in Latin America: Strategies and ideas |
| title_sort | abandonment of dogs in latin america strategies and ideas |
| topic | canine overpopulation dog population management free-roaming dogs public health stray dogs zoonosis |
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