Characteristics of Cats Admitted to Czech Shelters

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Result on the web

<a href="https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10888705.2018.1461099" target="_blank" >https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10888705.2018.1461099</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10888705.2018.1461099" target="_blank" >10.1080/10888705.2018.1461099</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Characteristics of Cats Admitted to Czech Shelters

Original language description

The aim of this study was to describe the numbers and characteristics of cats entering Czech shelters. Records of sheltered cats were collected from three cat shelters situated in different regions of the Czech Republic from 2011 to 2015. A total of 2170 cat admissions were analyzed in this study. Significantly (p &lt; .001) greater numbers of females (56%) were admitted. Most cats (60%) were admitted when they were aged younger than six months. Cats with dark coat colors prevailed (73%), cats with medium-shade colors followed (20%), and light-colored cats were the rarest (7%). The greatest numbers of cats were admitted in summer (36%), followed by autumn (33%). The fewest cats were admitted in winter (14%). Adoption was the most common outcome for admitted cats (65%), followed by unassisted death (22%) and euthanasia (11%) due to health reasons. Only 2% of cats were reclaimed from the shelters by their original caretakers. The length of stay ranged from 0 days to 1736 days with a median of 45 days. These findings may help shelter operators define optimal strategies and operational plans.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

40301 - Veterinary science

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2019

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Journal of applied animal welfare science

ISSN

1088-8705

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

22

Issue of the periodical within the volume

1

Country of publishing house

GB - UNITED KINGDOM

Number of pages

11

Pages from-to

26-36

UT code for WoS article

000450455000003

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85046018789