Hiby Elly, Rungpatana Tuntikorn, Izydorczyk Alicja, Benka Valerie, Rooney Craig
International Companion Animal Management (ICAM) Coalition, Cambridge CB23 7EJ, UK.
Soi Dog Foundation, Phuket 83110, Thailand.
Animals (Basel). 2025 Apr 29;15(9):1263. doi: 10.3390/ani15091263.
Greater Bangkok, Thailand, has large numbers of both owned and free-roaming dogs, two populations that intersect and overlap in complex and nuanced ways. A more robust understanding of owned dog populations is, therefore, important not only in supporting the welfare of owned dogs but also in managing free-roaming dog populations and protecting human health through the prevention of rabies transmission. Over 3200 residents were surveyed to explore the numbers and demographics of owned dogs in Greater Bangkok, plus owners' attitudes and reported behaviours related to their dogs; the acquisition and loss of owned dogs; and caretaking by owners (confinement practices, sterilisation, rabies vaccination, and other veterinary care). The study also considered dog owners' practices in relation to a Catch, Neuter, Vaccinate, Return (CNVR) programme designed to humanely manage dog populations and vaccinate dogs against rabies. Survey results indicate that there are approximately 1.3 million owned dogs in Greater Bangkok. Key findings include high reported rabies vaccination among owned dogs (84% in the past year). Fifty-three percent of owned dogs in the sample were reported to be sterilised, 66% were allowed to roam, and 46% of dogs acquired into households were adopted from the street. The CNVR programme appeared to impact the care and keeping of owned dogs in the community, as it was associated with greater confinement and sterilisation levels.
泰国大曼谷地区有大量家养犬和流浪犬，这两类犬的数量相互交织且以复杂微妙的方式重叠。因此，更深入地了解家养犬数量不仅对保障家养犬的福利很重要，而且对于管理流浪犬数量以及通过预防狂犬病传播来保护人类健康也很重要。研究人员对3200多名居民进行了调查，以探究大曼谷地区家养犬的数量和人口统计学特征，以及犬主人对其犬只的态度和报告的相关行为；家养犬的获得与丢失情况；以及主人的照料行为（圈养方式、绝育、狂犬病疫苗接种及其他兽医护理）。该研究还考察了犬主人在“抓捕、绝育、接种疫苗、放归”（CNVR）项目方面的做法，该项目旨在以人道方式管理犬只数量并为犬只接种狂犬病疫苗。调查结果表明，大曼谷地区约有130万只家养犬。主要研究结果包括报告显示家养犬的狂犬病疫苗接种率较高（过去一年为84%）。样本中53%的家养犬据报告已绝育，66%的犬被允许四处游荡，46%的家养犬是从街上领养的。CNVR项目似乎对社区内家养犬的照料和饲养产生了影响，因为它与更高的圈养率和绝育率相关。
