Técnica Pasteur São Paulo para dimensionamento de população canina

Abstract

This paper describes a technique developed by the Pasteur Institute in São Paulo, Brazil, for counting and classifying a canine population according to levels of dependency and confinement. First, a household survey was performed to identify dogs with owners and their degree of restriction. Different-colored collars were given to totally and partially restricted dogs. Dogs cared for by individuals who did not consider themselves the owners received collars of a third color. After the survey, surveyors counted and recorded dogs on the streets according to the color of their collars. Absence of collars identified dogs without owners. Surveyors were positioned at predetermined sites, an average of 50 meters apart. Counting time lasted 30 seconds and was repeated every 10 to 15 minutes for one hour, with starting and finishing times signaled by blasts on a whistle. The technique was used in the city of Serra Azul, São Paulo, Brazil, by 13- to 17-year-olds after a one-day training program. A total of 498 dogs were recorded in two census tracts, 5% of which were classified as without owners and unrestricted.

Dimensionamento da população de cães e gatos do interior do Estado de São Paulo

“…11 The dogs were classified as: dogs with owners and totally restricted; dogs with owners and partially restricted; dogs without a defined owner or neighborhood dogs; and dogs with no owner. The estimate of the number of cats was obtained by home inquiry.…”

“…With the creation of the Pasteur São Paulo Technique (PSPT), a fast-acting tool that is easy to apply and inexpensive has become available. 11 The objective of the present study was to estimate the total size of the canine population in the nonmetropolitan regions of the State of São Paulo, Brazil, in conformity with the World Health Organization (WHO) classification, 21 and also to estimate the population of cats with owners. Through this study, it was intended to provide backing for the planning and evaluation of actions for preventing zoonoses.…”

Evaluating the movement of free-roaming dogs using georeferencing and the photographic capture-recapture method

“…The planning and monitoring strategies for the control and welfare of canine populations in urban areas, the management of risks associated with their presence, such as bites and other aggressive behaviors, the quantifying of zoonoses and other dog-related diseases require an appropriate estimate of the number and characteristics of the free-roaming dog populations (BELO et al, 2015;SHIMOZAKO et al, 2018). However, obtaining information on the number of animals living on the streets is not so simple and can result in distorted estimates as well as inadequate planning of measures to prevent and control dog-borne zoonoses (LIMA JUNIOR, 1999;MATOS et al, 2002).…”

Ações de controle populacional de cães não domiciliados realizadas pelo poder público em município­­­­­­s do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil (2012-2013)

“…No Estado do Rio de Janeiro é proibida a eutanásia como estratégia de controle populacional de cães e gatos e é previsto em lei que programas de esterilização permanentes devem ser realizados pelo Poder Público visando o controle reprodutivo destes animais (RIO DE JANEIRO, 2006). Importante destacar que a intensidade e, consequentemente, a captura de cães em vias públicas parecem estar associadas aos baixos índices sociais locais (SHIMOZAKO et al, 2006) e a maior preocupação envolvendo a transmissão de zoonoses diz respeito aos cães parcialmente restritos já que estes têm contato com os animais efetivamente não domiciliados e, também, contato muitas vezes íntimo, com seus tutores (MATOS, 2002).…”