The affective dimension towards the stray dog in Guatemala
Keywords:
phenomenology, tray dog, feral dog, animal welfareAbstract
In Guatemala, the persistence of stray dog populations translates into the incidence of fatal cases of human rabies. Quantitative efforts to address this problem have generated knowledge about the risk of zoonotic diseases, the danger of bites, and data for population censuses, suggesting that the roaming behavior of dogs is complex and is closely related to the socio-economic context of the owner. For this reason, the objective of this research was to describe the perception regarding the stray dog in Guatemala. For the present qualitative study, data collection was based on the phenomenological method. To collect the data, unstructured, open and flexible interviews were carried out according to the initial responses of the people. The data were analyzed using Giorgi steps, intuiting, analyzing and describing the emerging categories in brackets. The four emerging themes of perception identified in this study were: (1) the affective dimension, (2) the feeling of similarity, ubiquity and abundance, (3) the stray dog in Guatemalan culture, and (4) the intervention of the populations. This information is relevant for efforts to control stray dog populations, for possible updates to the Animal Protection and Welfare Law, and the design of the national program for the elimination of canine rabies in Guatemala, considering the relevance of human beings and their culture in the maintenance of these animals.
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