Survey on the Status of Abandoned Animals in Seoul City, 2013

Authors

  • Bo Ram Hwang

  • Jin Soo Han

  • Young Ah Lee

  • Hyung Joon Kim

  • Yoon Ju Cho

Keywords:

abandoned animal population; animal protection law; animal registration system; APMS; TNR

Abstract

In Seoul City the rate of households with a cat or dog was 17 9 and the number of households with a companion animal was estimated to 3 590 000 in 2013 But In Seoul City more than 13 000 animals are abandoned every year In this study the occurrence monthly population change breed sex age and health condition of abandoned dogs and cats in each district of Seoul City in 2013 were surveyed based on data obtained from the website of the Animal Protection Management System Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency www animal go kr In 2013 out of 11 320 abandoned animals in total 7 772 68 66 were dogs and 3 548 31 34 were cats Regarding dogs 5 450 70 12 were purebred and 2 322 29 88 were crossbred 5 279 67 92 were in normal health condition and 2 493 32 08 were in abnormal health condition and 3 473 44 69 were 0-2 years old

How to Cite

Bo Ram Hwang, Jin Soo Han, Young Ah Lee, Hyung Joon Kim, & Yoon Ju Cho. (2016). Survey on the Status of Abandoned Animals in Seoul City, 2013. Global Journal of Medical Research, 16(G1), 41–48. Retrieved from https://medicalresearchjournal.org/index.php/GJMR/article/view/1151

Survey on the Status of Abandoned Animals in Seoul City, 2013

Published

2016-01-15