Acta Vet. Brno 2017, 86: 109-115

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb201786010109

Rates of death and euthanasia for cats in no-kill shelters in the Czech Republic

Vladimír Večerek, Kateřina Kubesová, Eva Voslářová, Iveta Bedáňová

University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology, Department of Animal Protection, Welfare and Behaviour, Brno, Czech Republic

Received September 1, 2016
Accepted February 17, 2017

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