Table 1 Cross-tabulation of disposition of 271 litters of pups with the purpose of the bitch in surveyed communities KZN September 2009 – January 2011
From: Characteristics of owned dogs in rabies endemic KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa
Disposition of Pups | Purpose of Dog | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Breeding | Guard house | Guard livestock | Hunting | Other | Pet | ||
Died | 2 | 73 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 87 |
Gave away | 1 | 58 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 69 |
Bitch killed | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Sold | 2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 |
Still have | 5 | 73 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 88 |
Stolen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 10 | 227 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 271 |