Changes in sociability of shelter cats as welfare indicator
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Result code in IS VaVaI
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Result on the web
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Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Changes in sociability of shelter cats as welfare indicator
Original language description
Cat stress can be manifested by the negative response to a human-initiated interaction. In this study, we investigated changes in sociability of shelter cats by using a modified 5-point scale of Human-Approach-Test. A total of 158 cats were assessed during 26 shelter visits at two-week intervals. Most shelter cats (81%) showed a high sociability level (rated as friendly and very friendly) in the first assessment. The scores of cats with lower level of sociability (rated as neither friendly nor unfriendly, unfriendly and very unfriendly) tended to improve during the stay in the shelter. Assumedly, it was caused by habituation to the presence of humans or by stress reduction in general. Level of sociability was found to be a factor influencing cats' length of stay in the shelter. From the animal welfare perspective, the most vulnerable are cats with low sociability level that did not experience improvement despite of their long stay in the shelter. Shelter staff should reconsider keeping such individuals in the facility and if appropriate, choose to release them to the location of their capture.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
D - Article in proceedings
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
40301 - Veterinary science
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2021
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Article name in the collection
Sborník příspěvků XXIII. konference mladých vědeckých pracovníků s mezinárodní účastí
ISBN
978-80-7305-851-7
ISSN
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e-ISSN
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Number of pages
3
Pages from-to
59-61
Publisher name
Veterinární univerzita Brno
Place of publication
Brno
Event location
Brno
Event date
Jun 14, 2021
Type of event by nationality
EUR - Evropská akce
UT code for WoS article
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