Canine and feline dimensioning for the implementation of a population control program in the city of Guarapuava, Paraná, Brazil
International Journal of Development Research
Canine and feline dimensioning for the implementation of a population control program in the city of Guarapuava, Paraná, Brazil
Received 03rd December, 2019; Received in revised form 17th January, 2020; Accepted 09th February, 2020; Published online 30th March, 2020
Copyright © 2020, Loreni Teresinha Pereira Correa et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
The objective of this work was to measure the canine and feline population in the city of Guarapuava, Paraná, Brazil. In total, 695 interviews were carried out in residences distributed in the 20 neighborhoods of the municipality. The sample size was calculated considering the total number of residences, 44,497, with a 95% confidence interval and standard error of 20%. The dog: human ratio found in the municipality was 1:1.77. This number ranged from 1.06 to 2.92 among neighborhoods. The cat: human ratio was 1:5.98. Considering the current city population, the number of dogs is 102,544 and of cats is 30,351; being 24,098 dogs and 17,088 cats semi-domiciled. The dog estimation is above the one established by the WHO, which is from 1:7 to 1:10 (dog: human). It is necessary to implement public policies that enable the development of an efficient population control program for dogs and cats, such as shared responsibility through actions that involve the population, public agencies, companies, universities and NGOs, in addition to the introduction of responsible ownership education in schools and accountability of tutors.
