User:Caroruguita/Choose an Article

Animal Shelters
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1

 * Article title
 * Animal Euthanasia


 * Article Evaluation
 * The article covers just about everything you need to know about animal euthanasia from the methods used, to what is done with the remains afterwards. The only bit of information missing, which I can maybe contribute, are the statistics of how many animals are euthanized per year just so that readers can get a feel for how common it is. It's all factual and written from a neutral view and all of the sources I clicked on seed reliable and valid.


 * Sources
 * Schuurman, N. (2017). Performing good death at the veterinary clinic: experiences of pet euthanasia in Finland. Area, 49(2), 208–214. https://doi-org.ezproxy.fiu.edu/10.1111/area.12316
 * Dickinson, G. E., & Hoffmann, H. C. (2016). The difference between dead and away: An exploratory study of behavior change during companion animal euthanasia. Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research, 15, 61–65. https://doi-org.ezproxy.fiu.edu/10.1016/j.jveb.2016.08.073
 * Montoya, A. L. A., Rand, J. S., Greer, R. M., Alberthsen, C., & Vankan, D. (n.d.). Relationship between sources of pet acquisition and euthanasia of cats and dogs in an animal shelter: a pilot study. AUSTRALIAN VETERINARY JOURNAL, 95(6), 194–200. https://doi-org.ezproxy.fiu.edu/10.1111/avj.12582
 * Montoya, A. L. A., Rand, J. S., Greer, R. M., Alberthsen, C., & Vankan, D. (n.d.). Relationship between sources of pet acquisition and euthanasia of cats and dogs in an animal shelter: a pilot study. AUSTRALIAN VETERINARY JOURNAL, 95(6), 194–200. https://doi-org.ezproxy.fiu.edu/10.1111/avj.12582
 * Montoya, A. L. A., Rand, J. S., Greer, R. M., Alberthsen, C., & Vankan, D. (n.d.). Relationship between sources of pet acquisition and euthanasia of cats and dogs in an animal shelter: a pilot study. AUSTRALIAN VETERINARY JOURNAL, 95(6), 194–200. https://doi-org.ezproxy.fiu.edu/10.1111/avj.12582

Option 2

 * Article title
 * Pet Adoption


 * Article Evaluation
 * The article contains a lot of helpful information regarding pet adoptions and it's all written from a non-bias standpoint. Most of the citations were okay except for a few that were drawn from bias websites. For example, the Best Friends Animal Society will have a bias viewpoint and will persuade readers to adopt in every article they write, so using information from them may not be the most neutral option. Also, the first link leads me to a website that my computer deems as "unsafe" so this can be further looked at. Something I noticed was lacking that I can possibly contribute are the reasons many animals are put up for adoption in the first place.


 * Sources
 * Southland, A., Dowling-Guyer, S., & McCobb, E. (2019). Effect of Visitor Perspective on Adoption Decisions at One Animal Shelter. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science : JAAWS, 22(1), 1–12. https://doi-org.ezproxy.fiu.edu/10.1080/10888705.2018.1448275
 * Kay, A., Coe, J. B., Young, I., & Pearl, D. (2018). Factors Influencing Time to Adoption for Dogs in   a Provincial Shelter System in Canada. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science : JAAWS, 21(4), 375–388. https://doi-org.ezproxy.fiu.edu/10.1080/10888705.2018.1436917
 * O’Connor, R., Coe, J. B., Niel, L., & Jones-Bitton, A. (2016). Effect of Adopters’ Lifestyles and Animal-Care Knowledge on Their Expectations Prior to Companion-Animal Guardianship. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science : JAAWS, 19(2), 157–170. https://doi-org.ezproxy.fiu.edu/10.1080/10888705.2015.1125295
 * O’Connor, R., Coe, J. B., Niel, L., & Jones-Bitton, A. (2016). Effect of Adopters’ Lifestyles and Animal-Care Knowledge on Their Expectations Prior to Companion-Animal Guardianship. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science : JAAWS, 19(2), 157–170. https://doi-org.ezproxy.fiu.edu/10.1080/10888705.2015.1125295
 * O’Connor, R., Coe, J. B., Niel, L., & Jones-Bitton, A. (2016). Effect of Adopters’ Lifestyles and Animal-Care Knowledge on Their Expectations Prior to Companion-Animal Guardianship. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science : JAAWS, 19(2), 157–170. https://doi-org.ezproxy.fiu.edu/10.1080/10888705.2015.1125295

Option 3

 * Article title
 * Animal Sanctuary


 * Article Evaluation
 * Although the information provided in this article is good and neutral, it's also not more than 3 paragraphs long. I think this article can use a bit of work when it comes to adding more information. Also there are only 2 references for the whole page and I believe that for the page to be more trustworthy, it should contain more sources. More information can be provided as to what services animal sanctuaries provide, healthcare, and maybe what the public can do to support such organizations if they want to.


 * Sources
 * YİĞİT, A., ASLIM, G., & CAN, H. (2020). Evaluation on Shelter Medicine and Stray Animal Shelters in Turkey. Kafkas Universitesi Veteriner Fakultesi Dergisi, 26(1), 17–24. https://doi-org.ezproxy.fiu.edu/10.9775/kvfd.2019.22096
 * Hoppes, S., & Gray, P. (2010). Parrot Rescue Organizations and Sanctuaries: A Growing Presence in 2010. Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine, 19(2), 133–139. https://doi-org.ezproxy.fiu.edu/10.1053/j.jepm.2010.05.003
 * Best Friends Animal Clinic. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://bestfriends.org/sanctuary/about-sanctuary/best-friends-animal-clinic
 * Best Friends Animal Clinic. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://bestfriends.org/sanctuary/about-sanctuary/best-friends-animal-clinic
 * Best Friends Animal Clinic. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://bestfriends.org/sanctuary/about-sanctuary/best-friends-animal-clinic