Table 4 Reason for not owning or abandoning pet in the three study towns
Items | Category | No. of HH | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
Reasons for not owning a dog | Hate/dislike | 61 | 28.6 |
Fear of zoonosis | 56 | 26.3 | |
No time to devote | 37 | 17.4 | |
Benefit not realized | 27 | 12.7 | |
Financial problem / feed shortage | 17 | 8.0 | |
No private houses | 9 | 4.2 | |
Lack of dog | 6 | 2.8 | |
Reasons for not owning a cat | Shortage of cat supply | 94 | 25.3 |
Hate/dislike | 74 | 19.9 | |
Financial problem / feed shortage | 63 | 17.0 | |
No time to devote | 58 | 15.6 | |
Benefit not realized | 37 | `10.0 | |
Fear of zoonosis | 20 | 5.4 | |
Lack of private house | 14 | 3.8 | |
Allergy in the family | 6 | 1.6 | |
Not known | 5 | 1.3 | |
Reason for abandoning either dog or cat a | Shortage of finance/feed | 188 | 48.2 |
Bad behavior of dog and cat | 84 | 21.5 | |
Fear of zoonosis | 20 | 5.1 | |
Lack of time | 6 | 1.5 | |
The bite and legal issue | 5 | 1.3 | |
| Â | Changing living area | 3 | 0.8 |
| Â | Not known | 84 | 21.5 |