The Responsible Pet Ownership (RPO) at present, does is not a global concept and one; in Chile its guiding principles is in a draft law, actually the practices of regulation are in laws, regulations, municipal ordinances, without a conceptual definition and operational indicators. The abscense of a public policy about pet ownership problem, has repercussions in the health of people, animal care and the environment. The objetive of the study was identified in the actions and strategies of a RPO program to be implemented in Chile, combining a Systematic review of cientific and not-cientific literature and a Delphi method addressed to fifteen national social actors, to value contents. Six global actions and fifty strategies were identified in a Systematic review as relevant to approach a RPO. All actions were valued by experts, with greater emphasis on "animal population control", "legislation" and "education" strategies. Other strategies such as euthanasia and shelters generated controversy and there was no agreement to incorporate them. It was defined that the municipalities are the entity that has the role of the implementation of the Program.
Keywords:
Pet ownership, population control animal, animal welfare
Aguirre, C. (2017). Actions and strategies for a Responsible Pet Ownership Program in Chile. Journal Studies of Public Policy, 3(1), 186–201. https://doi.org/10.5354/0719-6296.2017.46358
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