Análisis retrospectivo de visitas de verificación por presunto maltrato animal (IDPYBA 2019)

Abstract

This research focused on conducting a descriptive study on the dynamics of animal abuse in Bogotá, since at present, the city does not have a structured baseline where such information is useful to improve the efficiency and increase the effectiveness in the processes of attention to animals. The foregoing, through the retrospective analysis of the visits to verify the welfare conditions made to canines and felines by the Instituto Distrital de Protección y Bienestar Animal due to alleged abuse in Bogotá during 2019. 1.763 records of the database of the Institute animal abuse program, which, after having met the inclusion criteria, were submitted to the SPSS version 17.0 program to generate the statistical analysis, and finally submitted to the univariate descriptive analysis. As part of the results, it was possible to determine that, for the canine species, males under 3 years of age, small in size, mixed breed and used for companionship are those with the greatest susceptibility to being victims of abuse; while, for the feline species, it is males under 1 year of age, of mixed breed and immersed in hoarding situations, those with the greatest susceptibility to being victims of abuse. Likewise, with respect to demographic variables, there was similarity in the predisposition to the presentation of different types of violence (including towards animals), according to the geographical and socioeconomic conditions of the territory. Similarly, the typologies of animal abuse with the highest presentation were neglect, overexploitation, and abandonment; while the parameters of welfare with the greatest impact were those of health and comfort, closely followed by those of nutrition. Finally, it is relevant to mention that the studies included in the discussion mostly agreed, in terms of results, with those obtained in this research.