Trends in Animal Shelter Management, Adoption, and Animal Death in Taiwan from 2012 to 2020.

ABSTRACT: This current study investigated the trends in public animal shelter intakes and outcomes and the workload of shelter veterinarians in Taiwan from 2012 to 2020 and reports spatial, temporal, and socioeconomic factors associated with these trends. Information about the public animal shelter management of dogs and cats from all counties of Taiwan between 2012 and 2020 was acquired from the National Animal Shelter Management System of the Council of Agriculture Executive Yuan in Taiwan. Ridge regression followed by multivariable linear regression was conducted to examine the risk factors for animal intakes, outcomes, the number of adopted animals, and the estimated veterinary workload in public animal shelters. The intakes and outcomes of shelter animals significantly decreased over time. Euth

SUBMITTER: Yan TY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10177604 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature