Table 1 Characteristics of dog populations in the three towns of West Shoa Zone, Ethiopia
Characteristics | Ambo | Bako | Gojo | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dog | Cat | Dog | Cat | Dog | Cat | Dog | Cat | |
Number of respondents | 305 | 182 | 123 | 610 | ||||
Ave. Family size | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 5.4 | ||||
Number of pet keeping HH | 198 | 112 | 138 | 90 | 61 | 37 | 397 | 239 |
Proportion of pet owning HH | 64.9 | 36.7 | 75.8 | 49.4 | 49.6 | 30.1 | 65.1 | 39.2 |
Human to pet ratio | 8:1 | 12:1 | 6:1 | 10:1 | 11:1 | 17:1 | 7:1 | 12:1 |
Ave. number of pets per HH | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
Number of male pets | 163 | 54 | 110 | 38 | 47 | 18 | 320 | 110 |
Number of female pets | 52 | 80 | 52 | 60 | 20 | 23 | 124 | 163 |
Male to female sex ratio | 3:1 | 1:1 | 2:1 | 1:1 | 2:1 | 1:1 | 3:1 | 1:1 |
Ave. No. of pets per owning HH | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
Ave. Number of pets per HH | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
Estimated pet’s life expectancy | 12 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 9 |
Ave. Length of pet ownership | 7.9 | 7.9 | 5.7 | 7.0 | ||||
No. of indoor dogs | 98 | Â | 34 | Â | 17 | Â | 149 | Â |
No. of partly/fully outdoor dogs | 100 | Â | 104 | Â | 44 | Â | 248 | Â |