The effect of staff training on welfare outcomes of free-roaming dogs in a catch-neuter-vaccinate-release facility in India.

ABSTRACT: Catch-neuter-vaccinate-release (CNVR) programmes for free-roaming dogs (FRD) are humane and effective in controlling dog populations in developing countries. However, each component, from capture to release, can impact an individual animal's welfare. This study aimed to develop a standardised welfare assessment scoring system for evaluating the welfare of dogs undergoing routine CNVR procedures at a veterinary training facility in Goa, India and to assess the impact of a targeted staff training intervention by comparing welfare assessment scores before and after its implementation. A score-based protocol was designed, incorporating 22 animal-, resource-, and management-based parameters covering six key steps of the CNVR procedure: catching/transport; cage/holding area; pre-operative period

SUBMITTER: Susheelan A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12645508 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature