The World of Stray-dog Owners: Life Experience, Points of View and Meaning
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Jun 29, 2021
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Stray Dogs Dog Caregivers Life Experience
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The absence of practical legal measures on animal protection, a large number of dogs are abandoned by their owners, causing the problem of stray dogs on street. Nevertheless, the problem has been solved, at least in part, by those people who care for and give shelter to stray dogs at home. The purpose of this article is to study how an individual has become a stray-dog owner and how the stray-dog adoption affects his/her life. Data was collected from an in-depth interview of 7 stray-dog owners with emphasis on their experiences and points of view. Findings show that for some stray-dog owners the adoption results from their encounter of injured or disabled stray dogs seemingly in helpless or fatal condition, for others it is a sense of ownership developed from their attachment to a particular stray dog. The decision is supported by their families whose empathy, participation, and positive attitudes towards stray dogs are fundamental to their success. Once stray dogs have become part of their families, apart from creating space for their living, the owners have to adjust their daily routine, work schedule, leisure activities, income allocation and relationships within their families accordingly. That is to say ‘stray dogs are more than just a pet’.
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Interviewees:
A. (Alias). Stray - dog carer. 6 December 2019 & 3 January 2020.
B. (Alias). Stray - dog carer. 16 July 2019, 25 January 2020 & 22 February 2020.
C. (Alias). Stray - dog carer. 31 August 2019, 30 September 2019 & 11 January 2020.
D. (Alias). Stray - dog carer. 17 August 2019.
E. (Alias). Stray - dog carer. 21 July 2019, 23 November 2019 & 23 February 2020.
F. (Alias). Stray - dog carer. 18 September 2019
G. (Alias). Stray - dog carer. 8 June 2019
Berkowitz, L. & Lutterman, K. G. (1968). The Traditionally Socially Responsible Personality. The Public Opinion Quarterly, 32(2), 169 - 185.
Bunmi, T. (2008). Michel Foucault. Bangkok: Vibhasa.
Bureau of Disease Control and Veterinary Service, Department of Livestock Development. (2014). Khō̜mūn čhamnūan prachākō̜n sunak nai prathēt Thai pī 2557 [Dog population data in Thailand]. Retrieved November 9, 2016, from http://dcontrol. dld.go.th/dcontrol/Images/nong/123.pdf.
Bureau of Disease Control and Veterinary Service, Department of Livestock Development. (2016). Chamnūan prachākō̜n sunak læ mǣo pī 2559 [Cat dog population]. Retrieved December 10, 2017, from https://drive. Google.com/file/d/0B7E7iFEFocNjOUxrZ0VQUnVILUE/view.
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Chanthawanit, S. (2007). Withīkān wičhai chœ̄ng khunnaphāp [Qualitative research methods]. Bangkok: Chulalongkorn University Press.
Charoensuk, N. (2012). Māttrakān thāng kotmāI nai kānkhūampkhum kānlīangsunak [Legal measures for dog control] (Master’s thesis, Thammasat University).
Chiangkul, W. (2007). Dictionary of development studies. Bangkok: Saitharn.
Chompreda, R. (2005). Lōk khō̜ngkhon līangmā “bǣphaisō”: Rūppatham khō̜ng kān bō̜riphōk yuklōkāphiwat [The world of “high - society” dog caring: form of consumption in globalization] (Master’s thesis, Thammasat University).
Davis, Mark H. (1994). Empathy: A Social Psychological Approach. Madison: WCB Brown & Benchmark.
Haungsorn, T. (2005). Patčhai thīmīittipol tō̜ kāntatsinčhai khō̜ng phūsư̄ sunak saibīrīanhatkī čhākfām sunak thīčhotthabīan kapsamākhom phatthanā sunak hǣng prathedthai nai khēt krungthēpmahānakhō̜n [Factors affecting buyer's decisions about purchasing the Siberian Huskies from kennels in Bangkok registered with the Kennel club of Thailand] (Master’s thesis, Christian University).
Khunkhwaeng, J. (2014). Kānčhatkān sunakčhō̜nčhat khō̜ng krungthēpmahānakhō̜n [Management of the stray dog population in Bangkok Metropolitan Area] (Master’s thesis, Thammasat University).
Kohlberg, L. (1984). Essays on Moral Development Volume II: The Psychology of Moral Development. San Francisco: Harper & Row.
National Statistical Office, Ministry of Digital Economy and Society. (2006). Kān samrūat sunak thīmīčhaokhō̜ng nai khēt krungthēpmahānakhō̜n [Survey of owner - owned dogs in Bangkok]. Bangkok: National Statistical Office.
Omoto, A. M. & Snyder, M. (1995). Sustained Helping Without Obligation:Motivation, Longevity of Service, an Perceived Attitude Change Among AIDS Volunteers. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 68(4), 671 - 686.
Panichakul, I. (2016, June 1). čholưk panhā radap chāt “sunakčhō̜nčhat lonmư̄ang” [Delve into the national problem of “Stray dogs overflowing the city”]. Retrieved July 1, 2016, from https://www.posttoday.com/politic/report/435148.
Phadungdech, A. (2009). Patčhai thīmīphontō̜ khwāmsīasala naikān sīaphāsī haikǣ ongkō̜npokkhrō̜ngsūanthō̜ngthin: Kranīsưksā khēt thētbān nakorn nakhō̜npathom [Influential factors on tax paying sacrifice for local administration organization: Nakornpathom Municipality case] (Master’s thesis, Thammasat University).
Phipatkan, P., Chaisưkun, C. & Suanphong, Q. (2016). Patčhai thīsongphon tō̜ khwāmsamphan rawāng sunak læ phūlīang [Factors Affecting the Dog - Owner Relationshi]. In Kān prachoom hātyai wichākān radapchāt læ nānāchāt Khrangthī Čhet [The 7th Hatyai National and International Conference] (988 - 977). Songkhla: Hatyai University.
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Phothisita, C. (2011). Sāt læ sin hǣng kānwičhai chœ̄ng khunnaphāp [Science and art of quality research]. Bangkok: Amarin Printing Group Ltd.
Rushton, J. P., Chrisjohn, R. D. & Fekken, G. C. (1981). The Altruistic Personality and the Self - report Altruism Scale. Personality and Individual Differences, 2(4), 293 - 302.
Schwartz, S. H., & Howard, J. (1981). A Normative Decision - Making Model of Helping Behavior. In Rushton, J. P., & Sorrentino, R. M. (Eds.), Altruism and Helping Behavior (189 - 211). NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
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Srisathaporn, T. (2009). Māttrakān thāng kotmāI nai kānčhatkān panhā sunakčhō̜nčhat naikhēt krungthēpmahānakhō̜n [Legal measures for management of stray dog problems in Bangkok] (Master’s thesis, Thammasat University).
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Suwannaput, N. (2003). Thǣkī: krabūankān khaosū āchīp læ prasopkān chīwitpračhamwan [Cab driver: the process of entering the occupation and everyday life experiences] (Master’s thesis, Thammasat University).
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Waranusantikun, S. (2003). Social Psychology: Theories and applications. Bangkok: Se-ed.
Wisudthiluck, S. (ed.). (2017). Animal kingdom: anthropology of animals and animal studies. Bangkok: Kobfai.
Interviewees:
A. (Alias). Stray - dog carer. 6 December 2019 & 3 January 2020.
B. (Alias). Stray - dog carer. 16 July 2019, 25 January 2020 & 22 February 2020.
C. (Alias). Stray - dog carer. 31 August 2019, 30 September 2019 & 11 January 2020.
D. (Alias). Stray - dog carer. 17 August 2019.
E. (Alias). Stray - dog carer. 21 July 2019, 23 November 2019 & 23 February 2020.
F. (Alias). Stray - dog carer. 18 September 2019
G. (Alias). Stray - dog carer. 8 June 2019