Morales, Sherrie Gaile R. <br/><br/>
Animal sanctuary:  promoting the adoption of shelter animals in Davao City through human animal interaction / 
Sherrie Gaile R. Morales; Isioro R. Malaque III, adviser 
 -  2019 
 - 198 leaves 
<br/><br/>Thesis  
<br/><br/> When adopting animals, people are more likely to choose those which act<br/>healthy, energetic, and happy. However, social isolation and spatial<br/>restriction in the cages can negatively affect the behavior of these animals.<br/>Staying at a shelter for an extended time may cause the animals to become<br/>less interested in their surroundings and to choose to spend more time in the<br/>very back of their cages. These behaviors may make them less attractive to<br/>potential adopters. Fortunately, human contact and interaction has been<br/>shown to be an effective enrichment for these animals housed in cages. This<br/>study examined the level of human-interaction that increases the adoption of<br/>shelter animals, particularly between animals and pet owners, non-pet<br/>owners and animal experts. For pet owners, activities such as playing<br/>(22.60%), walking (20.50%), and training (16.90%) were the most preferred.<br/>For non-pet owners, activities such as playing (23.50%), walking (19.00%),<br/>and petting (16.70%) were the most preferred. The pet owners and non-pet<br/>owners’ percent willingness to adopt shelter animals were also determined.<br/>Pet owners (83.00%) were more willing to adopt shelter animals than non-pet owners (79.60%). For pet owners, they were most likely to adopt a shelter<br/>animal if it is sociable (28.60%), have a compatible personality with them<br/>(28.20%), or if trained (21.40%). For non-pet owners, they are most likely to<br/>adopt a shelter animal if it is trained (33.10%), have a compatible personality<br/>with them (28.10%), or if groomed (19.40%). From this, areas that promote<br/>human-animal interaction such as socialization areas, gardens, parks and<br/>training areas were provided. Doing these activities with animals, shelter<br/>animals in particular, in these areas would improve their behavior and<br/>morale. This improvement in the animal’s behavior could greatly increase<br/>their chances of adoption because potential adopters tend to adopt animals<br/>that look happy and energetic. Other amenities that were provided are the<br/>veterinary clinic, grooming salon✓parlor, pet shop, petting zoo, pet hotel, pet<br/>cemetery, and pet café. All these amenities cater to pet owners, non-pet<br/>owners, and animal experts. 
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Curriculum Objective: </label><br/>Architectural Design IX: Research Project in Architecture --ARCH191 <br/>Architectural design X: Architectural Design Project--ARCH192