Changes in sociability of shelter cats as welfare indicator

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Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Changes in sociability of shelter cats as welfare indicator

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

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&apos; 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.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Changes in sociability of shelter cats as welfare indicator

Popis výsledku anglicky

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&apos; 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.

Druh

D - Stať ve sborníku

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

40301 - Veterinary science

Projekt

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Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2021

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

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

Název statě ve sborníku

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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Počet stran výsledku

3

Strana od-do

59-61

Název nakladatele

Veterinární univerzita Brno

Místo vydání

Brno

Místo konání akce

Brno

Datum konání akce

14. 6. 2021

Typ akce podle státní příslušnosti

EUR - Evropská akce

Kód UT WoS článku

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