Increasing adoption rates at animal shelters: a two-phase approach to predict length of stay and optimal shelter allocation

Abstract Background Among the 6–8 million animals that enter the rescue shelters every year, nearly 3–4 million (i.e., 50% of the incoming animals) are euthanized, and 10–25% of them are put to death specifically because of shelter overcrowding each year. The overall goal of this study is to increas...

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Main Authors: Janae Bradley, Suchithra Rajendran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-02-01
Series:BMC Veterinary Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-020-02728-2