Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Articles 1 - 1 of 1
Full-Text Articles in Entire DC Network
The Effect Of Physical And Demographic Factors And Training On The Time-To-Adoption Of Domestic Cats In A Local Shelter, Deborah T. Stratton
The Effect Of Physical And Demographic Factors And Training On The Time-To-Adoption Of Domestic Cats In A Local Shelter, Deborah T. Stratton
Senior Honors Projects, 2010-2019
About 7.6 million animals enter shelters each year (Pet Statistics. (n.d.)). Many factors have been examined to determine what affects adoption rates for these companion animals. A study of a kill-shelter has found that age, gender, and circumstance all influenced cat adoption rates (Lepper et. al., 2002). Training was also found to increase the adoption rates of dogs (Luescher and Medlock, 2009). Data on cat adoptions were collected from Charlottesville-Albemarle SPCA (a no-kill shelter) and were analyzed using Sigma Plot and STATA. Training cats took place at Rockingham/Harrisonburg SPCA and the data was also analyzed using Sigma Plot. Color, age, …