The Impact of
Overpopulation
in Shelter
The primary functions of animal shelters are to protect animals from abuse and to uphold their social, mental, and physical well-being. A balance between revenue and expenses, as well as between the size of the shelter and the number of animals housed there, is necessary to provide a secure and comfortable environment for the animals. And in order to prevent overcrowding, a shelter needs to regulate its population. Because an overcrowded shelter will only have negative effects on the residents, who are also animals. What negative effects are those?
By: Drh.Mikeu Paujiah, Dipl.Montesori
Source:
Turner P, Berry J, Macdonald S. Animal shelters and animal welfare: raising the bar.
Can Vet J. 2012;53(8):893-896.
