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We request that ineffective dogcatching at UNMC be stopped, and that a strategy incorporating desexing and tactics to minimise human-dog interactions be adopted, as per the report provided below.

Summary

•    Research has shown that dog catching is not controlling the campus dog population.
•    There are currently at least three litters of 5-8 puppies each on campus.
•    Several of the breeding females have successfully evaded multiple attempts at catching by the UNMC dogcatchers.
•    Dogs are getting through the campus boundaries on a regular basis.
•    There continue to be numerous dogs at the SA cafeteria and elsewhere, begging for food scraps and digging though rubbish bins.

Recommendations

•    The population management strategy should be shifted to one of spaying, which will also ameliorate many problematic human-dog interactions.
•    Boundary maintenance should continue being practiced, but with the understanding that it will not be completely successful at preventing dogs from entering the campus.
•    The balcony at the SA cafeteria should be fenced/gated, and a safe space provided for students to deposit scraps to be fed to the dogs away from the eating areas.

University of Nottingham homeless pets vet clinic to continue

“University of Nottingham homeless pets vet clinic to continue http://www.nottinghampost.com/University-Nottingham-homeless-pets-vet-clinic/story-20434643-detail/story.html …”

Tweet from Paul Greatrix, Registrar at the University of Nottingham UK Campus.

 

By Nottingham Post  |  Posted: January 13, 2014

 Comments (0)A SERVICE which has helped to treat homeless people’s pets has been hailed a success.

The University of Nottingham established its student-led veterinary clinic with the Big Issue last January.

The clinic, which has treated around 60 pets at its monthly practices, is now looking to continue for another two years.

Jenny Stavisky, a research fellow in the university’s School of Veterinary Medicine and Science, said: “I chatted with some local homelessness organisations who agreed there was a need and we decided the clinic might offer a good way to allow people to access veterinary care, as well as providing a great learning opportunity for our students.”

The clinic initially received support from Dogs Trust and the Vet School, before obtaining £10,000 from the university’s Cascade Fund.

Read more: http://www.nottinghampost.com/University-Nottingham-homeless-pets-vet-clinic/story-20434643-detail/story.html#ixzz2qGQ4d95x