Η επιστήμη στην υιοθεσία σκύλων

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http://www.terrierman.com/newtricks.htm

Ένα σκληρό άρθρο για την πραγματικότητα των κυνοκομείων της Αμερικής που ταυτόχρονα παρουσιάζει τις νέες ελπιδοφόρες μεθόδους που αρχίζουν να ενσωματώνονται στο σύστημα υιοθεσίας.

Dog abandonment is hardly a new phenomenon. Still, the overwhelming number of canine outcasts being taken in and put down in recent years is now prompting animal shelters — places, by definition, of surrender — to fight back. With the help of a broad array of specialists, including human and dog psychologists, animal behaviorists and ethologists, local veterinarians and dog trainers, even dog-minded architects, shelters like Town Lake are now rethinking the whole phenomenon of abandoned pets: from the behavioral dysfunctions (human and animal) that lead to dog relinquishment; to the experience and expectations of potential adopters; to developing new design features in shelters that reduce the stress and depression of the animals there and, in turn, lure more people to come and consider them for adoption. The animal shelter, a place long consigned to being a lost pet’s last, is fast becoming among the most likely places to find a lasting pet.

Πολύ χρήσιμη ραδιοφωνική συνέντευξη του συντάκτη του άρθρου και της ερευνήτριας Diane Mollaghan: Real Media file, WMA file

Συνέντευξη του Dr. Sam Gosling συνεργάτη της Mollaghan: http://www.utexas.edu/features/2006/dogs/index.html