Guardian’s profile of dogs and cats in Bom Jesus-PI

Abstract

Bom Jesus, Piaui, is a city in which is visibly noticeable a lot of errant animals roaming the streets. The study aimed to characterize the profile of dog and cat guardians of the city, taking into account the behavior and responsible ownership of these animals. The characterization of the tutors was made through the use of questionnaires with 25 objective questions, among them socio-economic questions and on care to be taken with the pet. The city of Bom Jesus proved to be a city where the population mostly has a college degree or complete and economically middle class. But still did not get good results with respect to responsible ownership, as 19.57% of the animals have free access to the street, 18.92% go out to walk without a guide or unaccompanied, only 11.11% of those collect the feces of their animals on the street, 38.60% were never taken to the veterinarian, 64% reported that the animal had already infestation by ectoparasites and of these only 9.09 was treated correctly (animal and environment) and its 19.30% minority not Any use of anthelmintic regularly. With this study it was concluded that the majority of respondents do not take proper care of their animals, showing that the city of Bom Jesus urgently needs a public awareness program on responsible custody of their animals and zoonosis risks.