Rodriguez Jeffrey R, Davis Jon, Hill Samantha, Wolf Peter J, Hawes Sloane M, Morris Kevin N
Institute for Human-Animal Connection, Graduate School of Social Work, University of Denver, Denver, CO, United States.
Best Friends Animal Society, Kanab, UT, United States.
Front Vet Sci. 2022 Jun 14;9:863990. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2022.863990. eCollection 2022.
In this retrospective, exploratory study, intake and outcome data were compiled from 1,373 U.S. animal shelters for which such data were reported consistently across a five-year study period (2016-2020). Linear regression analysis was used to examine the five-year trends and the impacts of the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic (2020) on the overall trends in intake and outcomes in U.S. animal shelters. The results of the analysis reveal that total intake and euthanasia for both dogs and cats significantly decreased over the study period. The adoption, return-to-owner, return-to-field, and transfer (for cats) categories as a percentage of intake all showed significant increases. Live release rates as a function of total intakes and total outcomes for both dogs and cats showed significant increases over the study period. The findings from this study address a critical gap in the field by summarizing emerging trends at the national level in how cats and dogs are being served in U.S. animal shelters.
在这项回顾性探索性研究中，收集了1373家美国动物收容所的收容和结果数据，这些数据在为期五年的研究期间（2016 - 2020年）得到了持续报告。采用线性回归分析来研究五年趋势以及新冠疫情第一年（2020年）对美国动物收容所收容和结果总体趋势的影响。分析结果显示，在研究期间，狗和猫的总收容量和安乐死数量均显著下降。领养、归还主人、放归野外以及（针对猫的）转移数量占收容量的百分比均显著增加。狗和猫的总收容量和总结果的活体释放率在研究期间均显著上升。这项研究的结果通过总结美国动物收容所中猫和狗的服务情况在国家层面的新趋势，填补了该领域的一个关键空白。
