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Moving As a Reason for Pet Relinquishment: A Closer Look
Abstract
One of the most frequently given reasons for relinquishing a companion animal to an animal shelter is that the person or family is moving. Telephone interviews conducted with 57 caregivers who relinquished animal companions to a shelter in the midwestern United States covered details of the move, characteristics both of the caregivers and the animals, and efforts to avoid relinquishment. A human-nonhuman animal bonding scale also was administered. Although some participants had additional reasons for relinquishment, the majority had given up their pets solely because they were moving. Most had relatively low income, were moving for employment reasons, and were renting their homes. Landlord restrictions were an important factor in relinquishment. High scores on the bonding scale and spontaneous expressions of discomfort and sorrow suggest that external pressures overrode attachment to the animal and the pain of relinquishment.
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“In general, newly acquired pets are more likely to be relinquished.”
From Companion animal adoption and relinquishment during the COVID-19 pandemic: Peri-pandemic pets at greatest risk of relinquishment (2022) · cites this paper as [21]
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“Shore et al. (21) found that 47.4% of animals relinquished to Midwestern USA animal shelters were in the home for less than a year.”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Shore, E. R., Petersen, C. L., & Douglas, D. K.
- Affiliations
- Wichita State University (US)
- Venue
- Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2003-01-03
- Volume
- 6
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 39-52
- ISSN
- 1088-8705 (ISSN-L)
- 1532-7604
- OpenAlex
- W2021565044
- Cited by
- 110
- References
- 10
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 1.96
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Holmes Museum Of Anthropology (Wichita State University) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Animal Science and Zoology › Human-Animal Interaction Studies
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Animal Science and Zoology › Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Social Sciences › Law › Animal Law and Welfare
- Keywords
- pet relinquishment, animal shelters, moving, caregiver attachment, rental housing, low income
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Animals, Animal Welfare, Animals, Domestic, Human-Animal Bond, Child, Female, Humans, Interviews as Topic, Male, Middle Aged, Ownership, Population Dynamics, Midwestern United States
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