30 Research Questions that we will answer during this semester
- When were the first animal shelter created?
- How many shelters are there in the world?
- How many animals are sent to shelters every year?
- What are the reasons why people send their dogs or cats to shelters?
- How can the government or the society do to reduce the number of dogs or cats send to shelters?
- How many animals are euthanized a year?
- What are the alternatives to shelters?
- What does other countries do to save the animals in shelters?
- What is the history of animal protection in Japan?
- How many people get dogs and cats from shelters?
- What is the problem of shelters?
- What are the benefits of shelters?
- What happens to the dogs which weren't sold at the pet shop?
- What are the examples of bad breeders?
- What country have the less number of animal in shelters?
- How much money is spent by governments euthanizing animals?
- How much money is spent on shelters?
- What type of programs are there to adopt stray animals?
- What medical care is given for animals caught in the wild?
- How many animals are turned over by owners to shelters?
- How many pet shops are there in Japan?
- How many pet shops are there in other countries?
- What is the ratio of adopted from shelter pets to bought from commercial sources?
- What are some of the reasons why some Japanese prefer pure bread and store bought pets?
- What percent of commercial pets are sold spayed or neutered?
- What percent of shelter dogs are adopted spayed or neutered?
- How many dogs are there in Japan?
- How many cats are there in Japan?
- What is a good estimate of stray dogs in Japan?
- What is a good estimate of stray cats in Japan?
These are all good questions. I'm especially interested in what you will find out about these questions:
ReplyDelete* What are the alternatives to shelters?
* What do other countries do to save the animals in shelters?
* What is the history of animal protection in Japan?
* What are the benefits of shelters?
Getting an international as well as a domestic perspective on your issue is important and it looks like your research will explore both.
Cheers,
Joseph D.