Nakamura Mizuho, Dhand Navneet, Wilson Bethany J, Starling Melissa J, McGreevy Paul D
Sydney School of Veterinary Science, Faculty of Science, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.
Animals (Basel). 2020 Jan 16;10(1):152. doi: 10.3390/ani10010152.
To increase the public's awareness of and exposure to animals needing homes, PetRescue, Australia's largest online directory of animals in need of adoption, lists all currently available animals from rescue and welfare shelters nationwide. The current study examined the photographs in the PetRescue online profiles of the three most common breeds within these data, namely, Staffordshire bull terriers (n = 3988), Labrador retrievers (n = 2246), and Jack Russell terriers (n = 2088), to identify the inferred preferences of potential adopters. By investigating the attributes of these photographs, we were able to identify visual risk factors associated with protracted lengths of stay (LOS). The longest stays were associated with dogs with erect ears and those photographed in a natural environment, i.e., 18.32 days and 19.57 days, respectively. Dogs photographed in a kennel and with mouths closed had the shortest LOS, i.e., 11.54 d and 14.44 d, respectively. Heightened awareness of the roles of photographic attributes in generating interest among potential adopters may increase the speed of adoption by guiding the creation of online profiles and selection of photos to optimise the promotion of dogs at risk of long stays.
为提高公众对需要安家的动物的认知度并增加其接触机会，澳大利亚最大的待领养动物在线名录PetRescue列出了全国救援及福利庇护所中所有当前可供领养的动物。本研究检查了这些数据中三种最常见犬种在PetRescue在线简介中的照片，即斯塔福郡斗牛梗（n = 3988）、拉布拉多寻回犬（n = 2246）和杰克罗素梗（n = 2088），以确定潜在领养者的推断偏好。通过调查这些照片的属性，我们能够识别出与长期停留时间（LOS）相关的视觉风险因素。停留时间最长的是耳朵直立的狗以及在自然环境中拍摄的狗，分别为18.32天和19.57天。在犬舍中拍摄且嘴巴闭合的狗停留时间最短，分别为11.54天和14.44天。提高对照片属性在吸引潜在领养者兴趣方面作用的认识，可能会通过指导创建在线简介和选择照片来优化对有长期停留风险的狗的推广，从而加快领养速度。
