Sentences with phrase «overall animal population»

Euthanasia rates of 60 % — 70 % for the overall animal population and 98 % euthanasia rates for cats were the norm.

Not exact matches

Based on estimates of Europe's total jackal population, the overall figures could be as high as 13,000 tonnes of animal remains and 158 million rodents, they claim (Biological Conservation, doi.org/bhxn).

The 24 disorders were selected for the study because they can be diagnosed accurately, are highly prevalent in the overall dog population and are debilitating to the extent that owners would seek veterinary care for the animal.

Studies show that the animals caught by predators are generally weaker and more diseased than those killed by manmade sources.6, 7 One study found that «birds killed by cats had significantly lower mass, fat scores, and pectoral muscle mass scores» than birds of the same species killed by cars or windows.8 These studies indicate that cats are catching what some biologists refer to as the «doomed surplus» 9 — animals who would not have lived, and so whose death does not affect overall population levels.

In such cases, euthanasia decisions are made in the best interests of the overall population as well as the individual animals.

The spaying and neutering of the animals in our care, thereby lowering the overall domestic and feral populations.

These programs have become a critical part of the overall services we provide in addition to animal sheltering, as they play a vital role in helping to prevent homeless animal population growth and support retention of pet family members for those humans in need of financial help.

The number of confirmed cases of H1N1 infection in domestic animals is quite small compared to the overall US pet population.

Nothing is perfect but I fully agree with more controlled and limited breeding of all cats and dogs by responsible, reputable breeders to reduce the overall population, spaying and neutering all other dogs and cats and expanding the foster program, and helping some groups to become a sanctuary themselves to help those animals that are harder to adopt have a quality place to stay (following in the footsteps of the Best Friends model) until they are adopted, other programs that train some of these dogs to be therapy dogs, search and rescue dogs, dogs to help the handicapped, police dogs, etc..

When making difficult vaccination decisions, it's best to consult the veterinarian your shelter works with and consider the overall benefit and risk to each individual animal as well as the shelter population as a whole.

We acknowledge however, that rare and exceptional circumstances may arise where the overall health and welfare of a wild animal population are at risk (i.e. fatal infectious disease).

The importance of preventive health care in ensuring both individual animal and overall population health and well - being

These periodic abandonments, however, will not derail the overall success of a TNR program because cat colonies can absorb the occasional newcomer yet still show a significant population reduction when the majority of the animals are sterilized.

The National Animal Control Association (NACA) recognizes these community cats as an integral component of the overall cat population and promotes the development of comprehensive management practices that encompass both owned and community cats (NACA 2008).

He says overall, the number of birds and small animals being killed are high enough that cats and their hunting could be causing some wildlife populations to decline in some areas.