Utredning och uppföljning av adoptionshundars situation
There are some hazards associated with mediating dogs for adoption to Sweden from foreign countries. Contagion is considered to be one of them, but this report focuses solely on what adoptions may signify to the dogs concerning animal welfare. The aim of this study is to investigate how the business...
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SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health (until 231231)
2009
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| author | Rydberg, Camilla |
| author_browse | Rydberg, Camilla |
| author_facet | Rydberg, Camilla |
| author_sort | Rydberg, Camilla |
| collection | Epsilon Archive for Student Projects |
| description | There are some hazards associated with mediating dogs for adoption to Sweden from foreign
countries. Contagion is considered to be one of them, but this report focuses solely on what adoptions
may signify to the dogs concerning animal welfare. The aim of this study is to investigate how the
business in Sweden is run and what this can imply to the adopted dogs. Websites of the organizations
which perform mediation of dogs, has been examined to show which information is available. A web
questionnaire was sent to these organizations to learn more about their standard procedure. To follow
up the situation of the adopted dogs, a web questionnaire was also sent to previous and former dog
owners of adopted dogs. Results is shown regarding the organizations initial and subsequent
inspections considering adoptions, competence of the superior staff, requirements for the adopters
along with which information is given about dogs available for adoption. The results from the web
questionnaire show the occurrence of and reasons for re-homing and euthanizing. Some of the
respondents have experienced that their dogs exhibit behaviours that can be problem related, such as
separation anxiety, fear, aggression or insecurity. However, the majority of the respondents indicate
satisfaction with the adopted dog. |
| format | M2 |
| id | RepoSLU459 |
| institution | Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences |
| language | swe Inglés |
| publishDate | 2009 |
| publishDateSort | 2009 |
| publisher | SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health (until 231231) |
| publisherStr | SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health (until 231231) |
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| spelling | RepoSLU4592012-04-20T14:09:43Z Utredning och uppföljning av adoptionshundars situation Investigation and follow-up of adopted dog´s situation Rydberg, Camilla Adoptionshundar Gatuhundar There are some hazards associated with mediating dogs for adoption to Sweden from foreign countries. Contagion is considered to be one of them, but this report focuses solely on what adoptions may signify to the dogs concerning animal welfare. The aim of this study is to investigate how the business in Sweden is run and what this can imply to the adopted dogs. Websites of the organizations which perform mediation of dogs, has been examined to show which information is available. A web questionnaire was sent to these organizations to learn more about their standard procedure. To follow up the situation of the adopted dogs, a web questionnaire was also sent to previous and former dog owners of adopted dogs. Results is shown regarding the organizations initial and subsequent inspections considering adoptions, competence of the superior staff, requirements for the adopters along with which information is given about dogs available for adoption. The results from the web questionnaire show the occurrence of and reasons for re-homing and euthanizing. Some of the respondents have experienced that their dogs exhibit behaviours that can be problem related, such as separation anxiety, fear, aggression or insecurity. However, the majority of the respondents indicate satisfaction with the adopted dog. SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health (until 231231) 2009 M2 swe eng https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/459/ |
| spellingShingle | Adoptionshundar Gatuhundar Rydberg, Camilla Utredning och uppföljning av adoptionshundars situation |
| title | Utredning och uppföljning av adoptionshundars situation |
| title_full | Utredning och uppföljning av adoptionshundars situation |
| title_fullStr | Utredning och uppföljning av adoptionshundars situation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Utredning och uppföljning av adoptionshundars situation |
| title_short | Utredning och uppföljning av adoptionshundars situation |
| title_sort | utredning och uppföljning av adoptionshundars situation |
| topic | Adoptionshundar Gatuhundar |