Estudo das práticas criatórias de cães adotadas pelos alunos e servidores do câmpus Dois Vizinhos - UTFPR

Abstract

Since the beginning of its domestication, dogs serve man as a tool for hunting, shepherding, guarding, guiding, friendship, and currently in psychological therapies, denoting its importance and multifunctionality in modern societies. Even if protecting animals laws have been updated recently, when was established that mistreatment are crimes, we still need an consciousness of the owner, because the lack of information produces a super population, that frequently is sacrificed or abandoned on the streets, increasing the risk of zoonosis and promoting urban social problems. The ignorance, contravening laws and lack of awareness put that dogs as a commodity to be exploited and discarded as objects. Hence, this study aims to identify the dogs quality of life and the final destination of UTFPR – DoisVizinhos campus within the academic community, using the methodology of “survey” research, through interviews with the following questions: prophylactic management (vaccination); nutritional management (food provided, frequency, and type of feed costs), animal welfare (so that the animals are raised); reproductive management (methods to prevent these young pups and destinations); phenotypic characteristics (size and breed of the animal); purpose (pet, guard dogs, etc.) and in which situations the animals are abandoned or discarded (diseases, lack space, change of address, etc.). This study revealed that a significant proportion of animals raised by interviewed community has access to balanced diet, are vaccinated and raised more humanely. However, much of this same community seems to show little interest in birth control of dogs.