RELAÇÃO HOMEM/ ANIMAL E A PERCEPÇÃO DA COMUNIDADE ACADÊMIA DO IF GOIANO CAMPUS CERES SOBRE A GUARDA RESPONSÁVEL DE ANIMAIS DE COMPANHIA

Abstract

The increase in cases of mistreatment and abandonment of pets has been alarming in recent times and, according to research on the subject, the lack of awareness and knowledge of the population and guardians about responsible custody, population control of dogs and cats stray animals and the prevention of zoonoses are configured as one of the main causes of the increase in stray animals. The purpose of this project was to carry out an analysis of the human/animal relationship and the perception of responsible ownership of companion animals in the academic community of Instituto Federal Goiano Campus Ceres and diagnose the current situation of knowledge and attitudes taken. For data collection, a structured electronic questionnaire was used, applied to servers and students of undergraduate courses on the Campus. Through this questionnaire, a qualitative and quantitative survey was carried out on the characteristics of the participants and their pets, human/animal relationship and level of knowledge about responsible custody. The data were tabulated, the qualitative results evaluated through content analysis compared to document research and quantitative data through frequencies with the calculation of percentages of responses. It was found that a large part of the academic community owns pets and demonstrates a positive relationship with pets, however several research questions indicate that respondents still do not have enough information about responsible custody and legislation, as well as about the problems that the abandonment of animals may entail. Thus, it is necessary to adopt environmental education programs and projects on the Ceres campus, mainly related to knowledge of animal protection legislation and responsible custody