Research papers and articles of interest

Below you will find links to research papers and articles of interest.

 

Effects of single- or pair-housing on the welfare of shelter dogs: Behavioral and physiological indicators

Impact of a Local Government funded free cat sterilization program for Owned and Semi-Owned cats

The Influence of Brief Outing and Temporary Fostering Programs on Shelter Dog Welfare

The intrinsic moral value of individuals: A bioethical approach to domestic cats and damaged species

Cat: Empirical modelling of Felis catus population dynamics in the UK

American Association of Feline Practitioners free roaming cat postition statement 2023

Beyond “Doing Better”: Ordinal Rating Scales to Monitor Behavioural Indicators of Well-Being in Cats

Reimagining Animal Sheltering Support Services and Community-driven Sheltering Methods - Frontiers Research Topic 

Adoption Can Be a Risky Business: Risk Factors Predictive of Dogs Adopted from RSPCA Queensland Being Returned

The Impact of Incorporating Multiple Best Practices on Live Outcomes for a Municipal Animal Shelter in Memphis, TN

Increasing Engagement in Kitten Fostering Programs: Lessons Learned From High Kitten Intake Zip Codes in Los Angeles County

How targeted, high-intensity, free cat desexing programs are reducing biosecurity risks in urban areas of Australia

Outcomes associated with a Community Cat Program based on high intensity sterilisation of owned and semi-owned cats in target areas

The Evolving Role of Triage and Appointment-Based Admission to Improve Service, Care and Outcomes in Animal Shelters

Social Enterprise as a Model to Improve Live Release and Euthanasia Rates in Animal Shelters

What Will Happen to This Dog? A Qualitative Analysis of Rehoming Organisations' Pre-adoption Dog Behaviour Screening Policies and Procedures

Implementing Nonlethal Solutions for Free-Roaming Cat Management in a County in the Southeastern United States

Community Veterinary Medicine Programs: Pet Owners’ Perceptions and Experiences

Can This Dog Be Rehomed to You? A Qualitative Analysis and Assessment of the Scientific Quality of the Potential Adopter Screening Policies and Procedures of Rehoming Organisations

The Impact of Return-to-Field and Targeted Trap-Neuter-Return on Feline Intake and Euthanasia at a Municipal Animal Shelter in Jefferson County, Kentucky

Owner-Related Reasons Matter more than Behavioural Problems—A Study of Why Owners Relinquished Dogs and Cats to a Danish Animal Shelter from 1996 to 2017

Strategies to Reduce the Euthanasia of Impounded Dogs and Cats Used by Councils in Victoria, Australia

Change the Humans First: Principles for Improving the Management of Free-Roaming Cats

Factors Associated with High Live Release for Dogs at a Large, Open-Admission, Municipal Shelter

Cage size, movement in and out of housing during daily care, and other environmental and population health risk factors for feline upper respiratory disease in nine North American animal shelters 

The impact of excluding food guarding from a standardized Behavioral Canine Assessment in animal shelters

Preliminary investigation of food guarding behavior in shelter dogs in the United States 

A case study in Citizen Science: The effectiveness of a Trap-Neuter-Return program in a
Chicago neighborhood 

Using free adoptions to reduce crowding and euthanasia at cat shelters: An Australian case study

Factors that influence intake to one municipal animal control facility in Florida: A qualitative study

An observational study of the relationship between Capacity for Care as an animal shelter management model and cat health adoption and death in three animal shelters

Cat admissions to RSPCA shelters in Queensland, Australia: description of cats and risk factors for euthanasia after entry

Community partnering as a tool for improving live release rate in animal shelters in the United States

Effect of interactions with humans on behaviour, mucosal immunity and upper respiratory disease of shelter cats rated as contented on arrival

No Better Than Flipping a Coin: Reconsidering Canine Behavior Evaluations in Animal Shelters

Evaluation of the predictive validity of the behavioural assessment for re-homing K9’s (B.A.R.K.) protocol and owner satisfaction with adopted dogs

Applied personality assessment in domestic dogs: Limitations and caveats

Adoption and relinquishment interventions at the animal shelter: a review

Effects of a geographically targeted intervention and creative outreach to reduce shelter intake in Portland, Oregon

Messaging Spay/Neuter - Lessons from the Gulf Coast Spay/Neuter Campaign

Frequency of lost dogs and cats in the United States and the methods used to locate them 

Search methods used to locate missing cats and locations where missing cats are found

Descriptive texts in dog profiles associated with Length of Stay via an online rescue network

RSPCA NSW Deloitte Cost Benefit Analysis for Bathurst Regional Council CAWS program

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