Analysis of programs to reduce overpopulation of companion animals: Do adoption and low-cost spay/neuter programs merely cause substitution of sources?

Ecological Economics

Volumn 62, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 740-746

  Frank, Joshua M ^a,b   Carlisle Frank, Pamela L ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b Foundation for the Interdisciplinary Research and Education Promoting Animal Welfare (FIREPAW Inc)   (United States)

Author keywords

Adoption; Cat; Dog; Neuter; Overpopulation; Spay

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL WELFARE; CANID; DOMESTIC SPECIES; FELID; INPUT-OUTPUT ANALYSIS; POPULATION PRESSURE; POPULATION SIZE; SHELTER;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 34247619721     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2006.09.011     Document Type: Article

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