Community And Pets Essay

1328 words - 5 pages

Pets in general play an important role in todays society. Pets play an important role for owners, community and as a whole. When examining the role that pets have, our group read numerous journal articles and text that describe this. It is very important to define clearly what each means. Our group defines community (neighborhood) as the smallest division of an individuals town or city. This was the most reasonable since some individuals live on the outskirts of a town or dont fit into an exact district. In one article, The Family Pet Marc Shell define pets as any animal domesticated, tamed, and kept as a favorite or treated with indulgence. As a group we decided to alter Marcs definition. We define pets as any animal (dogs, cats, gerbils) that was domesticated or tamed at one point.COSTS & BENEFITSFind out what the true source of the animals and ownership patterns are we need to sponsored a first-ever survey in our area in order to find out how many unowned dogs and cats are in the community and what the reproductive habits of the owned dogs and cats are. Shelters has no idea how many of the dogs and cats are owned. The total cost to duplicate a survey would be approximately $6,000.00. The bulk of the cost is for an independent research company to make the calls. This is how one would determine the number of owned dogs and cats. You would probably be able to determine the number of unowned dogs and cats by going to the shelters and /or counting the number of stray animals you see in the community? A problem cannot be solved until the problem is defined.The benefits for conducting a survey and developing a strategic plan would be very beneficial to our community. Because it could determine the number ofowned stray and DOA animals handled by animal control. The important benefit for conducting a survey will give us accurate data because it is very essential.Developing a strategic plan will be a positive advantage because it will ensure and improve the needs of pet owners and their animals, as well as in the community. It will reduce the number of problems and complaints that we have in the community concerning stray animals and/or over crowding shelters. In August of 1993, The National Pet Alliance sponsored a scientific survey of pet ownership in Santa Clara County, California. They discovered that the vast majority of owned cats, 86%, are already altered. Another 6% of owned cats are too young to be altered. Most had received their pets as gifts from friends, or adopted a stray off of the street. Unowned cats constitute a large 41% of the known cat population. And that 10% of Santa Clara County households feed stray cats.PROSPets are can play an important role in peoples lives as well as in the community. Pets provide most children with the ability to develop nurturing skills teach them about companionship, love and feel a sense of comfort and security. Pets also provide...

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