Terminology on abandonment of domestic animals for use in Latin America

• Autor(a) principal: Brugnerotto, Michele
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Oliveira, Haiuly Viana Gonçalves de, Galdioli, Lucas, Guerrios, Simone, Gebara, Rosangela Ribeiro, Garcia, Rita de Cassia Maria
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Research, Society and Development
• Texto Completo: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/36139
• topic: Cão; Gato; Manejo populacional; Animais de companhia; Animal não-humano; Entrega de animal doméstico.; Perro; Gato; Gestión de la población; Animales de compañía; Animales no humanos; Entrega de animales domésticos.; Dogs; Cats; Population management; Companion animals; Non-human animal; Companion-animal relinquishment.

Pet abandonment is a worldwide social problem that affects humans, animals, and the environment, being, therefore, a One Health problem. Global research seeks to understand the causes of pet abandonment in order to implement effective interventions. However, the various terms used cause problems in understanding. The standardization of animal abandonment terms is necessary and can help research on the topic. The purposes of this study were to search, through a narrative review, the most used definitions to denominate the action of a caretaker in giving up the guardianship of a pet, highlighting the difference between the terms, and, finally, to propose terms for the Latin American reality. The terms suggested for use in Latin America are “owner surrender”, “adoption”, “transfer”, “abandonment”, “trap”, and “return”.