McKay Stacey A, Farnworth Mark J, Waran Natalie K
Department of Natural Sciences, Unitec Institute of Technology, Mt. Albert, Auckland, New Zealand.
J Appl Anim Welf Sci. 2009;12(4):331-44. doi: 10.1080/10888700903163617.
This study distributed a questionnaire to cat or dog caregivers (owners) throughout Auckland, New Zealand, to investigate the attitudes of human companions toward the sterilization of their cats and dogs and the degree to which this occurs relative to demographic information gathered. A total of 276 recipients returned questionnaires with data pertinent to 477 cats and dogs. Female owners were more likely than were males to sterilize cats or dogs: 90.2% sterilization rate compared with 80%. Statistical trends also suggested that owners with a postschool education had a higher percentage of sterilized nonhuman animals than owners with no postschool or only school-age education. Cats were more likely than dogs to be neutered: 91.7% versus 78.5%. Companion animals not annually vaccinated were more likely to be sterilized than animals who were vaccinated annually: 93.6% and 85.4%. The study also showed gender bias and age differences in owner attitudes toward a number of the statements regarding sterilization, with male owners more likely to be concerned about the effect of neutering or spaying on the sexuality or masculinity of the animal.
这项研究向新西兰奥克兰的猫或狗的照料者（主人）发放了调查问卷，以调查人类伴侣对其猫和狗绝育的态度，以及绝育情况相对于所收集的人口统计信息的程度。共有276名答卷者返回了与477只猫和狗相关的数据问卷。母猫或母狗绝育的主人中女性比男性更多：绝育率为90.2%，而男性为80%。统计趋势还表明，接受过高等教育的主人所养绝育非人类动物的比例高于未接受过高等教育或仅接受过学龄教育的主人。猫绝育的可能性比狗更高：分别为91.7%和78.5%。未每年接种疫苗的伴侣动物比每年接种疫苗的动物更有可能被绝育：分别为93.6%和85.4%。该研究还显示，在主人对一些关于绝育的陈述的态度上存在性别偏见和年龄差异，男性主人更可能担心绝育对动物的性特征或雄性特征的影响。
