Determination of the welfare status of freeroaming dogs in two urban centres in Chile
Free-roaming dogs are not only a public health and ethical problem, they are also an environmental and economic one. Although the general belief is that freeroaming dogs are not in good condition, there have been insufficient studies in Chile to address and analyse the issue. The objective of this research was to assess the welfare of free-roaming dogs in the centre of the cities of Santiago and Valparaíso. The evaluation was carried out using an observational method and assessed a total of 554 dogs. The following variables were analysed: body condition, motor impairment, skin condition, respiratory disease, reaction to humans and other variables. In addition, spatial distribution was considered, and age, sex and social behaviour were estimated. When the results were analysed in terms of frequency, it was found that, in Valparaíso (n = 204), 37% of the dogs assessed had compromised welfare (poor or fair), while 63% had positive welfare (good or optimal). In contrast, in Santiago (n = 350), only 21.7% had compromised welfare, while 78.3% had positive welfare. With respect to social behaviour, 55% of the dogs assessed in Valparaíso and 68% of those assessed in Santiago led a solitary lifestyle. Although most of the individuals were in good condition, a high percentage were unable to meet the requirements for them to live in harmony with their environment.
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2019 |
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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:38 |
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Revue scientifique et technique (International Office of Epizootics) - 38(2019), 3 vom: 10. Dez., Seite 891-908 |
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Englisch |
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Determinación del estado de bienestar en perros callejeros de dos centros urbanos de Chile |
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Chavez, G [VerfasserIn] |
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Date Completed 03.09.2020 Date Revised 03.09.2020 published: Print Citation Status MEDLINE |
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