A great variation of studies have been conducted to show the rise if unadopted animals, and over- crowding in animal shelters. One author writes about how despite the workers best intentions most animals do not get adopted Turner, Berry, and MacDonald (2012). However, Fournier (2004) suggest animals show human like behaviors and with training humans will be more likely to adopt sheltered animals. Therefor, preventing a further surplus in unadopted animals. Belpedio (2010) shows studies how animals living in confined spaces showed higher levels of stress. The study showed when the animals were released from their confined kennels their stress levels decreased.
Literature Review
Through out numerous studies it has been shown that pet adoption numbers are not increasing to the levels they need to be. In a 2010 census showed 89,571 dogs and 156,826 cats were entered into the animal shelter in the United Kingdom Stavisky, Brennan, Downes, and Dean (2012). The large number of animals put into shelters resulted in a need for more supplies to care for the …show more content…
In the study Fournier explains how dogs and humans share behavioral characteristics. Therefore, with some training dogs can learn how to further help their owners. If the owner and adopted dog share more characteristics the human will be more likely to adopt the sheltered animal. Animals should also be screened to see if they will be a good candidate for becoming a service animal Fournier et al (2004). Training the dogs to help humans more in their everyday lives will make humans more likely to want to adopt the sheltered animal. The article also states that us humans are a major issue in this problem. The journal article states that we should have properly trained the animals after birth. Therefore, we would not have a large surplus in unadopted
Literature Review
Through out numerous studies it has been shown that pet adoption numbers are not increasing to the levels they need to be. In a 2010 census showed 89,571 dogs and 156,826 cats were entered into the animal shelter in the United Kingdom Stavisky, Brennan, Downes, and Dean (2012). The large number of animals put into shelters resulted in a need for more supplies to care for the …show more content…
In the study Fournier explains how dogs and humans share behavioral characteristics. Therefore, with some training dogs can learn how to further help their owners. If the owner and adopted dog share more characteristics the human will be more likely to adopt the sheltered animal. Animals should also be screened to see if they will be a good candidate for becoming a service animal Fournier et al (2004). Training the dogs to help humans more in their everyday lives will make humans more likely to want to adopt the sheltered animal. The article also states that us humans are a major issue in this problem. The journal article states that we should have properly trained the animals after birth. Therefore, we would not have a large surplus in unadopted