A diverse research literature now exists on the animals, staff and organisations involved in
animal sheltering. We reviewed this research through the lens of institutional ethnography, a …

Play and welfare have long been linked within animal research literature, with play
considered as both a potential indicator and promoter of welfare. An indicator due to …

Domestic cats are popular companion animals, however not all live in human homes and
many cats live within shelters or as free-roaming, unowned-feral or stray cats. Cats can …

Feline panleukopenia (FPL), a frequently fatal disease of cats, is caused by feline parvovirus
(FPV) or canine parvovirus (CPV). We investigated simultaneous outbreaks of FPL between …

Simple Summary There is a critical gap in the literature regarding how community
engagement is employed to address animal cruelty and neglect. This study sought to …

Whereas much research has been conducted on rats in their roles as pests and laboratory
animal models, little is known about rats in their role as companion animals. However, rats …

Simple Summary Every year, millions of cats are admitted to shelters around the world.
Reducing the amount of time that cats stay in a shelter environment (length of stay, LOS) …

Objectives The aims of this descriptive study were to identify risk factors for feline
Microsporum canis infection at shelter intake, to describe screening test accuracy, and to …

Accurate information about the number of cats living outdoors and how they respond to
different kinds of management are necessary to quell debates about outdoor cat policy. The …

Domestic rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) are the fourth most common species admitted to
the British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (BC SPCA) shelter …