Tackling the unprecedented increase in stray dogs

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13 Aug 2010 16:24:17.913

Experts at The University of Nottingham are to set up a database of homeless animals in the hope of finding a solution to an unprecedented increase in the number of unwanted pets in the UK.

The problem was highlighted by the BBC’s Panorama programme “Britain’s unwanted pets” after cameras were invited into Battersea Dogs and Cats Home to show the harsh reality of this growing problem.

Based at the newly established Centre for Evidence-based Veterinary Medicine (CEVM) at the School of Veterinary Medicine and Science, Dr Jenny Stavisky will spend the next three years trying to find out the true extent of the problem. She wants to know exactly how many animals are in shelters in the UK, how many animals are put down and what can be done to stop the unprecedented increase in dogs and cats being brought in to animal shelters and homes

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More information is available from Dr Rachel Dean on +44 (0)115 9516575, rachel.dean@nottingham.ac.uk or Dr Jenny Stavisky on +44 (0) 115 9516660, jenny.stavisky@nottingham.ac.uk
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