Data collection
Data collection
The Index is based on data from over 200 global and local sources, and is supplemented by new quantitative research on people’s attitudes, country by country.
We build this data hub for animal welfare organizations, policymakers, pet professionals, academics, researchers and other interested parties to better understand where to direct their action in order to drive change.
The Index reflects the state of pet homelessness at a specific moment in time when the research was conducted.
Data collection
The Index is based on data from over 200 global and local sources, and is supplemented by new quantitative research on people’s attitudes, country by country.
We build this data hub for animal welfare organizations, policymakers, pet professionals, academics, researchers and other interested parties to better understand where to direct their action in order to drive change.
The Index reflects the state of pet homelessness at a specific moment in time when the research was conducted.
Data collection
The Index is based on data from over 200 global and local sources, and is supplemented by new quantitative research on people’s attitudes, country by country.
We build this data hub for animal welfare organizations, policymakers, pet professionals, academics, researchers and other interested parties to better understand where to direct their action in order to drive change.
The Index reflects the state of pet homelessness at a specific moment in time when the research was conducted.
Our three area of focus
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Methodology
We partnered with eight animal welfare experts from leading organizations around the globe to guide the development of the Index. Together, we built the Index, gathering data across 200+ data sources supplemented with quantitative data on consumer attitudes, ensuring a holistic view on pet homelessness and covering three key focus areas influencing the issue of pet homelessness.
Methodology
We partnered with eight animal welfare experts from leading organizations around the globe to guide the development of the Index. Together, we built the Index, gathering data across 200+ data sources supplemented with quantitative data on consumer attitudes, ensuring a holistic view on pet homelessness and covering three key focus areas influencing the issue of pet homelessness.
Methodology
We partnered with eight animal welfare experts from leading organizations around the globe to guide the development of the Index. Together, we built the Index, gathering data across 200+ data sources supplemented with quantitative data on consumer attitudes, ensuring a holistic view on pet homelessness and covering three key focus areas influencing the issue of pet homelessness.
How we do it
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Modelling begins with data collection across a wide range of geographies.
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The three themes emerging from the data
Prevent unwanted pets
Large populations of stray pets which can breed at a rapid rate are a huge part of the problem. This, coupled with irresponsible breeding practices, e.g. those that do not pay enough attention to health, temperament, positive early socialization, or to ensuring a good fit with the pet owner, can result in increasing numbers of homeless pets and groups of pets that are difficult to provide sustained care to or match with a home. Our data looks at this significant and critical piece of the challenge.
Reproduction Control
Reproduction Control
Routes to pet ownership
Routes to pet ownership
Attitude towards street & stray pets
Attitude towards street & stray pets
Ensure sustained care
Helping to provide more homeless pets with responsible loving homes, or the sustained human care they need in the community, is a foundational step in tackling pet homelessness. Achieving it requires an understanding of the key barriers to acquiring or adopting a pet, or accessing veterinary care, as well as facilitating pathways to ownership, and provision of care for community animals, whose home may not be a conventional house but still need access to sustained care. Shelters may provide care for cats and dogs but resources are often strained and, if pets are not adopted to new homes, demand may exceed capacity.
Pet acquisition
Pet acquisition
Barriers to pet ownership
Barriers to pet ownership
Perception of shelter pets
Perception of shelter pets
Keeping pets in homes
Keeping pets in homes is vital for both pet and owner to benefit from a longstanding bond. Pets are at risk of becoming homeless through being relinquished or abandoned if the pet ownership experience is difficult, or a pet owner can’t access the advice and support they need. Pet owning practices which easily allow pets to stray or become lost can also result in owned pets becoming homeless. Our data looks at issues such as the cost of caring for a pet, common pet care practices and the incidence of lost pets.
Lost pets
Lost pets
Rehoming pets
Rehoming pets
How can you help?
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Help us improve the Index data
Do you work with animal related data in one of the countries in the index? We are always looking for ways to improve the Index data in every country.
How can you help?
Donate to our partner program
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Help us improve the Index data
Do you work with animal related data in one of the countries in the index? We are always looking for ways to improve the Index data in every country.
How can you help?
Donate to our partner program
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur. Imperdiet fringilla pharetra nisl in ante ac. Ultrices nunc quam lobortis velit lectus. Penatibus tellus aliquet vulputate vulputate sed.
Help us improve the Index data
Do you work with animal related data in one of the countries in the index? We are always looking for ways to improve the Index data in every country.