Views on euthanasia and the rehoming of dogs in Norway and Iceland
According to several previously published studies, large populations of dogs are sent to animal shelters in the UK and USA each year, and estimates indicate that a substantial percentage of the dogs in such shelters are euthanased annually. However, anecdotal evidence indicates a different situation...
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crwiley:10.1136/vr.b4856 2024-04-28T08:25:18+00:00 Views on euthanasia and the rehoming of dogs in Norway and Iceland Lund, H. S. Eggertsson, S. Grøndahl, A. M. Eggertsdóttir, A. V. 2010 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/vr.b4856 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1136%2Fvr.b4856 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/wol1/doi/10.1136/vr.b4856/fullpdf en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Veterinary Record volume 166, issue 24, page 749-752 ISSN 0042-4900 2042-7670 General Veterinary General Medicine journal-article 2010 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.b4856 2024-04-02T08:43:45Z According to several previously published studies, large populations of dogs are sent to animal shelters in the UK and USA each year, and estimates indicate that a substantial percentage of the dogs in such shelters are euthanased annually. However, anecdotal evidence indicates a different situation in Norway and Iceland. This study explores the attitudes toward euthanasia of dogs in Norway and Iceland, and investigates the practice of rehoming of dogs in the two countries. A general reluctance toward euthanasia of dogs was expressed, and participants stressed the need to consider alternatives such as rehoming. Rehoming of dogs was found to be negligible in Norway relative to international trends, and less than 10 per cent of the dogs assigned for rehoming were euthanased. In Iceland, the rehoming of dogs is yet to reach levels that necessitate the setting up of animal shelters. There is, nevertheless, reason to continue to explore the attitudes toward euthanasia and rehoming of dogs in Norway and Iceland, because there is a lack of statistical data on the reasons behind the owners’ decisions to give away or euthanase their dogs. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Wiley Online Library Veterinary Record 166 24 749 752 |
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According to several previously published studies, large populations of dogs are sent to animal shelters in the UK and USA each year, and estimates indicate that a substantial percentage of the dogs in such shelters are euthanased annually. However, anecdotal evidence indicates a different situation in Norway and Iceland. This study explores the attitudes toward euthanasia of dogs in Norway and Iceland, and investigates the practice of rehoming of dogs in the two countries. A general reluctance toward euthanasia of dogs was expressed, and participants stressed the need to consider alternatives such as rehoming. Rehoming of dogs was found to be negligible in Norway relative to international trends, and less than 10 per cent of the dogs assigned for rehoming were euthanased. In Iceland, the rehoming of dogs is yet to reach levels that necessitate the setting up of animal shelters. There is, nevertheless, reason to continue to explore the attitudes toward euthanasia and rehoming of dogs in Norway and Iceland, because there is a lack of statistical data on the reasons behind the owners’ decisions to give away or euthanase their dogs. |
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Views on euthanasia and the rehoming of dogs in Norway and Iceland |
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Views on euthanasia and the rehoming of dogs in Norway and Iceland |
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Views on euthanasia and the rehoming of dogs in Norway and Iceland |
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