Alexander S A, Shane S M
G. W. Long Hansen's Disease Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70893.
J Am Vet Med Assoc. 1994 Aug 1;205(3):472-6.
A study of 137 cats and 567 dogs received by and subsequently adopted from an animal control center was performed to determine characteristics of animals whose new owners subsequently complied with a prepaid spaying/neutering program. Four times as many dogs as cats were adopted. Females were adopted more frequently than males. Owners who adopted female cats were most likely to comply with the prepaid spaying/neutering program, followed, in order, by owners of male cats, owners of female dogs, and owners of male dogs. Most animals returned to the shelter were < 4 months old. Dogs suspected to be of mixed breeding that were > 4 months old were most likely to be adopted. Owners who adopted a female dog suspected to be of mixed breeding were more likely to have the dog spayed than were owners who adopted a female dog that appeared purebred.
对一家动物控制中心接收并随后被领养的137只猫和567只狗进行了一项研究，以确定其新主人随后遵守预付费绝育计划的动物的特征。领养的狗的数量是猫的四倍。雌性比雄性更频繁地被领养。领养母猫的主人最有可能遵守预付费绝育计划，其次依次是公猫主人、母狗主人和公狗主人。大多数被送回收容所的动物不到4个月大。疑似混血且年龄超过4个月的狗最有可能被领养。领养疑似混血母狗的主人比领养看起来是纯种母狗的主人更有可能给狗绝育。
