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Dogs, boom in adoptions in the Marca: lockdown effect

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TREVISO. More and more people from Treviso decide to adopt a “four-legged friend” with whom to share a piece of the journey. Today we celebrate the world day of the pet par excellence, the most trusted friend of man from time immemorial, that is the dog: just look around to realize that the people who take their “furry” for a walk (sometimes it is on the contrary, it is the dog that pulls the man), there are so many. The confirmation comes from the data available to the canine registry.

The numbers

Dogs with microchips to date are 174,000763, therefore regularly registered by the Ulss2 of the Brand. This is the highest figure in the whole of Veneto. Treviso e la Marca, with its 94 municipalities, is at the top of the seven Venetian provinces for the number of registered dogs.

Below Padua, Verona, Venice, last Belluno. Treviso, however, which is certainly not the largest, is the most populous in terms of dogs. If we add to it the fact that the “four-legged friends” with microchips are between 60 and 70 percent of the total, it means that there are many more dogs and well over 200,000 units.

Pandemic effect

Not only does the Marca have the highest number of dogs in the Veneto, but there is also another data to be recorded. Between 2019 and 2021, the number of “hairy” went from 168,800 to 174,000 763, that is to say 6,000 more. And this undoubtedly means a greater interest in “pets”.

Kennel and recoveries

The other positive fact is the functioning of the Ponzano health kennel connected to the refuge managed by the Enpa, which works together with the municipalities of the province. Dogs that are recovered have short residence times, usually ten days after the recovery of the animal that wanders because it is lost. A foster care system – as Ulss 2 explains – that works very well. 70 percent of the animals that are recovered seven days a week, H24 three hundred and sixty days a year by the veterinary service, are owned. The others find a roof within a month. The Ulss thinks about the microchip, the treatments, the vaccinations. The “catches” of dogs that get lost or run away are over 2,000 every year. Then there is the Cison di Valmarino kennel, always managed by associations, which collaborates with the territory. The appeal is to equip all dogs with microchips, for them and for the owners.

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The experts

Dogs are good for mood, spirit and above all for health. The statistics say it, and Dr. Stefano De Rui, head of the prevention department of the Ulss 2 of the Marca, confirms it. Have the dogs increased? “People have greater sensitivity towards animals, as well as a drive towards adopting a pet. Dogs are also useful from a health point of view in terms of preventing cardiovascular diseases, especially for the elderly. A dog is a source of care, keeps attention alive, asks for attention, pushes you to remember times and needs, stimulates you to move, to go out, so here it becomes prevention of a sedentary lifestyle ». If I move I start the circulation, I lose weight, I fight diabetes. Ergo «the dog makes you live more and better». Like the cat. Without forgetting the side related to the company, the mood, they are anti-stress.

Is there a pandemic effect? «Yes, because in two years the number of dogs with microchips has increased by 6 thousand units. Here we also have a good system linked to associations, which do a great job and direct those who bring home an animal to understand their needs and whether they are suitable for a small or large animal, more and less demanding. We have a strong request for adoption, this, without discriminating against farms, means that a great deal of awareness has been done ». The appeal of the head of the department is to equip all dogs with microchips: “It is a duty to do so for reasons of dignity and respect for the animal, and because if it gets lost, it is found and returned”. Is there much submerged? “There are still illegal imports of animals under the minimum age, too young, but fortunately the attention and investigative control of the Forestry is high, which together with the veterinary services crosses databases and movements, monitoring the phenomenon to” flush out “the cunning “”.

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Massimo Bordoni, is the president of the Enpa of Treviso, which manages the shelter where the dogs arrive after the pit stop at the health kennel. “Over the years we have run in the procedure” he explains “the dog found in the area arrives at the health kennel, is equipped with a microchip and we prepare the box and the kennel”. He continues: “Last year we gave 366 dogs up for adoption, the average is one per day”. But the positive data is the permanence of the “furry” of about 25-30 days, low compared to other shelters. Although there is always some animal perhaps older and less “palatable”, which unfortunately remains for a few years. «Usually everyone wants a female small size as their first choice, people think she is better, but it is a matter of simple ignorance of how to manage a dog. Many mistakenly believe that a medium-sized dog needs thirty thousand square meters of greenery, but this is not the case. It is the management that counts, how you keep it and how much time you dedicate to your credit ».

Pandemic effect? «Last year there was a boom in adoptions, we are among the shelters in Italy that have adopted the most dogs ever, plus 60 percent. Our concern was that the adoptions were dictated by the heart, not only by the excuse of going out, but this year there have been no returns, so it means that people were convinced and that families are following them. In any case, after entrusting him, we always carry out the checks ». In the Enpa shelter there are 150 dogs, there are also 200, but to be comfortable as much as possible it would be good to host 170 of them. A message for the dog’s day? “We would like to celebrate properly but the limitations to the events prevent us from opening the shelters as we would like and create some problems with receipts”. Finally: “Adoptions since May, with reopening, have decreased, due to people’s desire for freedom without constraints: we hope that from September we will begin to adopt more and more”. –

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The advices

There are many and for all affinities, even the breedings of the Marca. From the “Black Iris” Rottweiler breeding along the Roman Postumia, where they confirm that sales have increased after Covid, to the smaller ones scattered throughout the province. Like the Villa Conte dobermann farm in Vedelago. For the owner, Valeriano, more than a job it is a real passion. “We have a few specimens, all of the highest level.” Many more German shepherd farms, which are very popular.

At the Colmello Montelliano kennel, there are about a dozen dogs. “With Covid, requests have increased” explains Paola Nicoletti, “because the dog was an outlet, a company, a consolation, the problem was having litters in that period: the request has increased, as confirmed by Enci, the Group Treviso dog lover ».

For 1 Italian and 3 out of 3 the dog is like a child (37%), so much so that he even remembers and celebrates his birthday (39%). To say it is a study conducted by Swg for Ca ‘Zampa, the Italian group of centers for the welfare of animals.

The experts in the care of the four-legged friend give advice on how to make him feel good, starting from the first moments in which he puts his paw in a house. “For them we are their best friends, so living a peaceful relationship with your dog becomes essential” explains Dr. Francesca Rubin, veterinary surgeon at Ca ‘Zampa. Which breed is best suited to a family’s needs? «One important thing is to be aware of how well you know the canine species. If you are a beginner, you should look for a dog of good nature and easy to manage. While, some sheepdogs or dogs more similar to wolves, are strong dogs of character, and you need to be sure you have a basic knowledge of the canine species in order to cope with coexistence peacefully. The dog has immeasurable affective abilities. Taking because we like a breed that we do not know can prove to be a difficult choice to put into practice ». –

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