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Perception Towards Dogs in Northern Canada After 10 Years of Vet Services
External Link:
Tessa Baker, Melanie Rock, Ryan Brook, Frank van der Meer, Susan Kutz, Indigenous community perspectives on dogs in Northern Canada after 10 years of veterinary services indicates improved animal and human welfare, Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Volume 181, 2020, 105061, ISSN 0167-5877,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2020.105061
Dog Experiences and Attitudes
- Negative Experiences: The most common negative experience (8% – 50%) with dogs was being chased or frightened. Only 3% of respondents in community A and 5% of respondents in community B reported being knocked over or bitten by a dog in the past year. None of the respondents in communities C or D had such experiences.
- Owned vs. Stray Dogs: Between 14% and 32% of respondents reported unowned dogs in their community.
- Positive Attitudes: Attitudes towards dogs improved significantly between 2008 (62%) and 2017 (77%).
- Too Many Dogs in Community: Fewer respondents felt that there were ‘too many dogs in my community’ in 2017 (34 % agreed, 47 % disagreed), compared to 2008 (67 % agreed and 13 % disagreed)
| Overall % (n =114) | |
|---|---|
| ‘Does your community have issues with dogs?’ | |
| Yes | 62 |
| No | 33 |
| I don’t know / Blank | 5 |
| Main Themes From ‘Yes’ Responses to the Question (%) | |
| Loose dogs | 70 |
| People are the problem | 25 |
| How loose dogs are dealt with | 5 |
| ‘Have issues with dogs changed over the last 10 years? | |
| Yes, better | 36 |
| Yes, worse | 5 |
| No change | 38 |
| There are no issues | 9 |
| I don’t know / blank | 12 |
| Main Themes From ‘Yes Better’ Responses to the Question (%) | |
| Changes physically seen | 45 |
| Access to more options | 13 |
| Changes in welfare or value of dogs | 25 |
| Less fear of dogs | 4 |
| Bylaw enforcement | 13 |