Fellow Creatures: New Post on Social Vulnerability and the Surrender of Pets
I have a new post at my Psychology Today blog, Fellow Creatures, that looks at some research on the factors that affect people's decision to surrender pets to the BC SPCA.
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The research, published in Frontiers in Veterinary Science, looks at the reasons people give when they surrender pets to different BC SPCA shelters, and compares this to a measure of social deprivation called the Canadian Index of Multiple Deprivation. They also look in particular at similarities and differences between Metro Vancouver and Kamloops, a smaller city in south-central BC.
The results will help in the planning of programs to support animal welfare. Check out the post here: How human vulnerability influences the surrender of pets.
