Medical, Behavioral, and Abuse Status Characteristics: Predictors of Perceived Adoptability, Appeal, and Resource Demands of Shelter Dogs.
Animal shelters commonly experience difficulties finding homes for dogs with pre-existing medical or behavioral issues. The purpose of this study was to investigate the various factors that contribute to people's willingness to consider adopting dogs with different behavioral and medical needs and b...
| Publicado en: | Anthrozoös Vol. 34; no. 4; pp. 507 - 525 |
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