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© 2012 ASPCA®. All Rights Reserved.
Big Dog Relinquishment…Why are they relinquished?
Emily Weiss, Ph.D. CAAB
Vice President Shelter Research and Development
ASPCA
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WHO IS AT RISK OF ENTERING SHELTERS? AND… WHO IS
LESS LIKELY TO LEAVE ALIVE?
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WHY?
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Big Dog Relinquishment Survey• Survey developed by Dr.s Slater, Zawistowski, Scarlett and Weiss
• one on one interview to delve into the reasons for relinquishment and what could have allowed them to keep the dog in the home
•Published in Animals (4) 2014
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Survey designed to get at the actionable…
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Washington DC – The first data set
• Data collected late summer 2012
•88 dogs in the sample
• 51% are reported as or appear to be ‘bully type’ dogs
•60% of the dogs were obtained for free while 15% were bought for between $100-$200
• 5 dogs in the sample were reported to be purebred
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Vet Visits in the last year
none once three four 0
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20
30
40
50
60
Series1
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Breed
er
Friend
Shelte
r
Neighb
or
Born
in ho
me
Found
as
stra
y
Pet s
tore
fam
ily gift
inter
net
stra
nger
Craig'
s Lis
t
Previo
us O
wner
Farm
er's
mar
ket
0.0%
5.0%
10.0%
15.0%
20.0%
25.0%
30.0%
35.0%
40.0%
45.0%
perc
Where did you obtain the dog?
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Has the dog been S/N?
male female total0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
70.0%
80.0%
90.0%
No
Yes
total
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What they said…
• Loveable• Loves to be hugged
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What they said…
• Loves Kids• Loves to play
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What they said…
• He Loves to have his belly rubbed
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Changing Perspective
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<=1 week 2 weeks to 1 month 2 months and over0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
70.0%
80.0%
90.0%
100.0%
Bully
NonBully
How long have you been thinking of bringing him to the shelter?
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Could something have helped?
Bully NotBully0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
70.0%
80.0%
90.0%
100.0%
No
Yes
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What could have helped?
dog/
pet f
riend
ly ap
t/hou
sing
fund
s fo
r tra
ining
dog/
pet f
riend
ly te
mpo
rary
apt
/hou
sing
fund
s fo
r vet
car
e
affo
rdab
le pe
t-frie
ndly
hous
ing
finan
cial h
elp
help
with tr
aining
legal/
leg/in
sura
nce
issue
s
help/
find
low-c
ost w
ith m
edica
l car
e
affo
rdab
le do
ggie
dayc
are/
pets
itter
tem
pora
ry fu
nds
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NYC Data
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A few details…
• Data collected 2012 and 2013
•77 dogs in sample – 15 are not bully type
• 27 reported pure bred bully types
• 17 of those that owned the bully types paid $100 or more for their dogs – with 6 paying $400 or more
• 30 dogs reported to be purebred
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Where did you obtain your dog?
Friend Family stranger Neighbor Born in Home
Breeder Internet/online
breeder
Shelter Found as stray
Pet store gift 0
5
10
15
20
25
30
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NotBully Bully0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
70.0%
80.0%
90.0%
100.0%
N
Y
Has the dog been S/N?
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Breed by where obtained
0
4
8
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Breeder/online Breeder/PetStore
Family/Friend/Born in Home/Gift
stranger
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What could have helped you keep the dog?
space/yard pet friendly housing temporary boarding training help dog sitter/walker0
2
4
6
8
10
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Chart Title
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More what could have helped…
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low c
ost b
oard
ing
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low c
ost t
empo
rary
boa
rding
free/
low c
ost t
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ng
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et c
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free/
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og d
ayca
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low c
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og fo
od0
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Comparing the Cities
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Bully type vs non bully type
Total dogs NonBully Bully0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
NYC
DC
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Purebred in NYC vs DC
NYC DC0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
70.0%
80.0%
90.0%
100.0%
N
Y
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Drivers for relinquishment
People Issues
Moving Landlord Issues
Behavior Issues
Dog Health/Expenses
0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
70.0%
80.0%
90.0%
100.0%
NYC
DC
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Busting a few myths…
• A large percentage of those relinquishing had a household income higher than 34k
•The majority of relinquishers at least completed high school
•Most relinquishers had been considering relinquishment for at least a week
• Cultural ID did not impact likelihood to S/N
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Changing Perspective
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