Diagnóstico y análisis de la situación actual de las fundaciones de rescate animal de perros en el Distrito Metropolitano de Quito a 2015

Abstract

This paper makes an analysis of the management of Animal Rescue Foundations starting on identify the current status of abandoned dogs in the Metropolitan District of Quito, second the State's role in this issue and finally improvement actions are proposed to optimize their management. The research was exploratory, descriptive and cross, where interviews was applied in depth, structured surveys to foundations and a field study in the neighborhoods of Quito, as a result it has that to 2015 there were an estimated 113,377 abandoned street dogs population in the Metropolitan District of Quito and on average can accommodate up to 24 dogs by foundation and also less than 5 bailouts can be made daily, issue that is very worrying because it grows day by day and the state has not given proper attention generating appropriate public policies to help in this problem of public health, and as animal rescue foundations don’t have enough financial resources to legalized them, these beings remain increasingly vulnerable.