CÃES EM SITUAÇÃO DE RUA NO MUNICÍPIO DE DESCALVADO-SP

UMA ANÁLISE VISUAL E QUANTITATIVA

Abstract

Based on the need to establish animal welfare policies and public health promotion due to the importance of stray animals in the transmission of zoonoses, the objective was to study the population dynamics of homeless dogs in the city of Descalvado - SP, the perception of citizens related to the cause of animal protection and also to the current Federal, State and Municipal legislation. To account for the separation of urban and rural sectors, the Clip tool of the Qgis program was used, sectoring the municipality of Descalvado into North, South, East, West, Central and Industrial District. For the application of the questionnaires, 0.5% of the population from each established area of ​​the municipality was selected and the findings were correlated with existing legislation and public policies, analyzing their effectiveness. As we can see, in summary, the interviewees demand from the local government for improvements, but also, greater responsibility of the population. In addition to the qualitative analysis through the reading and perception of the reports, an analysis of the repetition of key words was carried out, through the creation of the word cloud, an important tool that highlights the terms most cited by the people interviewed, of which "oversight, laws and awareness”, revealing the need for public policy directions. The data lead us to conclude that despite the existence of legislation, there is still little application of penalties. In the city, the areas with the highest rate of stray dogs were West and South, peripheral regions and with low-income population.

Keywords: Animal Welfare, abandonment, castration, public policies, zoonoses, dogs.