Stray Animal Population Management

ISBN-13: 9783838105468 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 52 str.

Tanja Mannhart;Tanja Senders;Adrian Steiger

Opis

Stray dogs and cats are a common sight on the Greek Islands. Over­population increases spread of infectious diseases and transmission of zoonotic agents. Population control must be performed on different levels including legislation, registration/identification, garbage control, habitat control, neutering of pets and stray dogs and cats, control of breeders/sales, and education of the public. Evaluative studies are essential for the selection of a protocol and may lead to a different approach for each species. The purpose of the study reported here was to evaluate the roots of the stray cat and dog problem and to monitor the success of a catch-neuter-release program on one Greek island. This report should offer a practical guideline to Non Government Organizations (NGOs) and municipalities for a successful population control program.

O autorze

Tanja Mannhart graduated 2003 as a veterinarian in Switzerland.
Together with Tanja
Senders, a Dutch veterinary colleague, she started a stray
control program in the Greek
Islands and wrote her thesis about stray population management.
Prof. Dr. A. Steiger,
head of animal welfare at the Vetsuisse faculty in Berne, was
scientific supervisor.