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Characteristics of Shelter-Relinquished Animals and Their Owners Compared With Animals and Their Owners in U.S. Pet-Owning Households

J. New, M. Salman, M. King, J. Scarlett, P. Kass, Jennifer M. Hutchison

2000.7.1JOURNAL OF APPLIED ANIMAL WELFARE SCIENCE

DOI: 10.1207/s15327604jaws0303_1

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It was found that relinquishment was associated with physical and behavioral characteristics of the animals and owner characteristics and knowledge and duration of ownership was significantly shorter for relinquished animals.

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NEW, J., et al. Characteristics of shelter-relinquished animals and their owners compared with animals and their owners in U.S. pet-owning households. JOURNAL OF APPLIED ANIMAL WELFARE SCIENCE, 2000, 3: 179–201.